Turning the Tide: The University of Alabama in the 1960s

Against the backdrop of the black freedom struggle, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and the women's movement, Tilford uses the perspectives of different factions among administrators and students (and to a lesser extent, faculty) to chart the battles over how best to educate the next generation...

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Published in:Journal of Southern History 2015, Vol.81 (3), p.777-778
Main Author: Williamson-Lott, Joy Ann
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
College presidents
Higher education
Students
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Summary:Against the backdrop of the black freedom struggle, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and the women's movement, Tilford uses the perspectives of different factions among administrators and students (and to a lesser extent, faculty) to chart the battles over how best to educate the next generation of leaders. Because it is Alabama, football figures heavily into the narrative. [...]Tilford's treatment of campus life, including student and administrative opinions on curfews, dress codes, coeducational visitation, and student government, offers a view of cultural shifts that does not often appear in existing literature on higher education.
ISSN:0022-4642
2325-6893