The Nashville Way Racial Etiquette and the Struggle for Social Justice in a Southern City |
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| Author:
| Houston, Benjamin |
| Series title: | Politics and Culture in the Twentieth-Century South Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-4327-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Among Nashville's many slogans, the one that best reflects its decorum is the Nashville Way, a phrase coined by boosters to tout the city's amicable race relations. Houston offers the first scholarly book on the history of civil rights in Nashville, providing new insights and critiques of its moderate progressivism.
Among Nashville's many slogans, the one that best reflects its decorum is the Nashville Way, a phrase coined by boosters to tout the city's amicable race relations. Houston offers the first scholarly book on the history of civil rights in Nashville, providing new insights and critiques of its moderate progressivism.