From Jim Crow to Gentrification: Race, Urban Renewal, Architecture and Tourism in the Urban South, Memphis, Tennessee, 1954-1991
Author:
Faircloth, Justin, History of Art and Architecture - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Faircloth, Justin, History of Art and Architecture - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Advisor:
Crane, Sheila, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia
Crane, Sheila, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia
Abstract:
This dissertation studies urban renewal and city planning in Memphis, Tennessee, its effects on the African American community, and its subsequent effects on the city's tourism industry.
Degree:
PHD (Doctor of Philosophy)
PHD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Keywords:
urban renewal, urban planning, architecture, Memphis, civil rights, busing, public housing, Martin Luther King, Henry Loeb, Edmund Orgill, Sanitation Workers' Strike, Sit-ins, American South, suburbanization, white flight, segregation, Elvis Presley, Beale Street, the Pyramid, Mud Island
urban renewal, urban planning, architecture, Memphis, civil rights, busing, public housing, Martin Luther King, Henry Loeb, Edmund Orgill, Sanitation Workers' Strike, Sit-ins, American South, suburbanization, white flight, segregation, Elvis Presley, Beale Street, the Pyramid, Mud Island
Language:
English
English
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
2013/06/20
2013/06/20
