Free the Beaches - The Story of Ned Coll Battle for Americas Most Exclusive Shoreline

"This book is the first to tell the story of the controversial protester who gathered a band of determined African American mothers and children and challenged the racist, exclusionary tactics of homeowners in a state synonymous with liberalism. Coll's legacy of remarkable successes--and failures--illuminates how our nation's fragile coasts have not only become more exclusive in subsequent decades but also have suffered greater environmental destruction and erosion as a result of that private ownership"--Amazon.com.

About the author

Andrew W. Kahrl is associate professor of history and African American studies at the University of Virginia. His first book, The Land Was Ours, received the Liberty Legacy Foundation Award from the Organization of American Historians.

Summary

The story of our separate and unequal America in the making, and one man's fight against it

Product details

• Authors: Andrew W Kahrl, Andrew W. Kahrl, Kahrl Andrew W.
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9780300215144
• ISBN: 978-0-300-21514-4
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Connecticut, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, Social & cultural history, Political activism, Social discrimination & inequality, c 1960 to c 1970, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, c 1970 to c 1980, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, Political activism / Political engagement, Social discrimination and social justice