Introduction: using history to shape the future -- Segregation, civil rights, and the color line in Gettysburg -- The battlefield belongs to the nation -- A shrine for the free world: the Cold War vision of Neutra's Cyclorama Building -- 1963: all eyes on Gettysburg -- A nation was born here: the 1963 battle anniversary -- The pen is mightier than the sword: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address -- Post-100: the impact of the centennial era -- Epilogue: war and peace; protest and propaganda.
Summary:
"The year 1963 was unforgettable for Americans. In the midst of intense Cold War turmoil and the escalating struggle for Black freedom, the United States also engaged in a nationwide commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Civil War. Commemorative events centered on Gettysburg, site of the best-known, bloodiest, and most symbolically charged battle of the conflict. Inevitably, the centennial of Lincoln's iconic Gettysburg Address received special focus, pressed into service to help the nation understand its present and define its future--a future that would ironically include another tragic event days later with the assassination of another American president. In this fascinating work, Jill Ogline Titus uses centennial events in Gettysburg to examine the history of political, social, and community change in 1960s America"-- Provided by publisher.
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