Seeing through race : a reinterpretation of civil rights photography
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Contributors
Garrow, David J., 1953- writer of foreword.
Published
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2011].
Physical Desc
xii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
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Published
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2011].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-221) and index.
Description
"Seeing through Race" is a boldly original reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. Martin A. Berger's provocative and groundbreaking study shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s. Berger analyzes many of these famous images - dogs and fire hoses turned against peaceful black marchers in Birmingham, tear gas and clubs wielded against voting-rights marchers in Selma - and argues that because white sympathy was dependent on photographs of powerless blacks, these unforgettable pictures undermined efforts to enact - or even imagine - reforms that threatened to upend the racial balance of power
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 323.1196 BER | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Documentary photography -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Photography -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Photojournalism -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
White people -- United States -- Attitudes -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Documentary photography -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Photography -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Photojournalism -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
White people -- United States -- Attitudes -- History -- 20th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Berger, M. A., & Garrow, D. J. (2011). Seeing through race: a reinterpretation of civil rights photography . University of California Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Berger, Martin A. and David J. Garrow. 2011. Seeing Through Race: A Reinterpretation of Civil Rights Photography. University of California Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Berger, Martin A. and David J. Garrow. Seeing Through Race: A Reinterpretation of Civil Rights Photography University of California Press, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Berger, Martin A.,, and David J. Garrow. Seeing Through Race: A Reinterpretation of Civil Rights Photography University of California Press, 2011.
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