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Author Levy, Peter B., author.

Title The great uprising : race riots in urban America during the 1960s / Peter B. Levy, York College, Pennsylvania
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 332 pages) : illustrations, map
Contents Introduction -- Part I : Cambridge, Maryland. 1. The making of the "Negro revolt" ; 2. The fire this time ; 3. Falsely accused? -- Part II : Baltimore, Maryland. 4. The dream deferred ; 5. The Holy Week uprising of 1968 ; 6. One nation, two responses -- Part III : York, Pennsylvania. 7. The promised land ; 8. Fighting back ; 9. An uneasy peace -- Conclusion
Summary Between 1963 and 1972 America experienced over 750 urban revolts. Considered collectively, they comprise what Peter Levy terms a 'Great Uprising'. Levy examines these uprisings over the arc of the entire decade, in various cities across America. He challenges both conservative and liberal interpretations, emphasizing that these riots must be placed within historical context to be properly understood. By focusing on three specific cities as case studies - Cambridge and Baltimore, Maryland, and York, Pennsylvania - Levy demonstrates the impact which these uprisings had on millions of ordinary Americans. He shows how conservatives profited politically by constructing a misleading narrative of their causes, and also suggests that the riots did not represent a sharp break or rupture from the civil rights movement. Finally, Levy presents a cautionary tale by challenging us to consider if the conditions that produced this 'Great Uprising' are still predominant in American culture today
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed May 20, 2019)
SUBJECT Universidad Sergio Arboleda gnd
Subject Race riots -- United States -- History -- 20th century
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Race relations
African Americans -- Social conditions
Race riots
Rassenunruhen
SUBJECT Baltimore (Md.) -- History -- 20th century
York (Pa.) -- History -- 20th century
Cambridge (Md.) -- History -- 20th century
Baltimore (Md.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
York (Pa.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Cambridge (Md.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Subject United States
Maryland -- Baltimore
Maryland -- Cambridge
Pennsylvania -- York
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781108381659
1108381650