Advancing the Civil Rights Movement : Race and Geography of Life Magazine's Visual Representation, 1954-1965.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781498531542
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century
- Photojournalism--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century
- Documentary photography--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century
- United States--Race relations--History--20th century
- 323.1196/0730904
- E185.61.D525 2017
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Images and Figures -- Chapter One: The Power of Photography -- Chapter Two: Race, the Media, and Life -- Chapter Three: Desegregation, Small Communities, and the Photographs of Life: 1954 to 1956 -- Chapter Four: The Little Rock Nine, Sit-Ins, and the Freedom Rides: 1957 to 1962 -- Chapter Five: Fire Hoses, Police Dogs, and the Civil Rights Act: 1963 to 1965 -- Chapter Six: Life Magazine and the Civil Rights Movement -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
This book examines the way Life Magazine covered the civil rights movement visually and geographically. Michael Dibari addresses Life's visual impact and representation in the struggle for equal rights.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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