Author:

Masur, Louis P  Search this

Physical description:

xiv, 224 p. : ill ; 22 cm

Type:

Pictorial works

Case studies

Interviews

Place:

United States

Massachusetts

Boston

Boston (Mass.)

Date:

2008

20th century

Notes:

AAPG copy 39088013180138 has bookplate: Gift from the Office of the Secretary to Honor the Smithsonian Institution Libraries 40th Anniversary 2008.

Contents:

The incident -- Boston and busing -- The photograph -- Old Glory -- The impact -- Reverberations

Summary:

April 5, 1976. As Boston simmered with tension over forced school busing, one photo made headlines. Examine the power of photography and the iconic value of the flag, as it opens a dramatic window onto the turbulent issue of race in America.

Topic:

Flags--Desecration  Search this

Photojournalism--Social aspects  Search this

Photojournalism--Political aspects  Search this

Protest movements--History  Search this

Busing for school integration--History  Search this

African Americans  Search this

White people  Search this

Interviews  Search this

Race relations  Search this

History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_902364