Overview
- Brings together the two prominent approaches to the study of memory in sociology
- Sheds light on the social environment surrounding a crucial moment in American history - the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
- Provides deeper understanding of how young white people in the South’s most segregated city perceived the events of the Civil Rights Movement
Part of the book series: Cultural Sociology (CULTSOC)
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Table of contents(9 chapters)
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“This is an analytically astute and objective work by someone who was, in a real sense, a participant observer. It has the best qualities of the reflexive sociology that Peter Berger and Peter Bourdieu advocated, and Gill integrates an impressive range of relevant literature. The book is well written; despite the grimness of the subject matter, it is a pleasure to read.” (Martin O. Heisler, Professor Emeritus, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, USA)
“Gill’s analysis of interviews with her former classmates illustrates the enduring practices that sustain racial inequality. Memories of the four Black girls killed in the 1963 church bombing contrast withthe failure to remember two Black boys slain on the same day. Her analysis highlights the nuances that shape sympathy for victims and speaks to contemporary racial justice issues raised by the Black Lives Matter Movement.” (Sharon Elise, Ph.D, Professor of Sociology and Department Chair, California State University, San Marcos, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
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Gettysburg College , Gettysburg, USA
Sandra K. Gill
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Whites Recall the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham
Book Subtitle: We Didn’t Know it was History until after it Happened
Authors: Sandra K. Gill
Series Title: Cultural Sociology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47136-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-47135-8Published: 17 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-47136-5Published: 08 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2946-3572
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3580
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 128
Topics: Sociology of Culture, Ethnicity Studies, Historical Sociology