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Racial beachhead diversity and democracy in a military town, Seaside, California
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In 1917, Fort Ord was established in the tiny subdivision of Seaside, California. Over the course of the 20th century, it held great national and military importance-a major launching point for Wor...
In 1917, Fort Ord was established in the tiny subdivision of Seaside, California. Over the course of the 20th century, it held great national and military importance-a major launching point for World War II operations, the first base in the military to undergo complete integration, the West Coast's most important training base for draftees in the Vietnam War, a site of important civil rights movements-until its closure in the 1990's. Alongside it, the city of Seaside took form. Racial Beachhead offers the story of this city, shaped over the decades by military policies of racial
Details
- Creator
- Carol Lynn McKibben
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, c2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (350 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780804778442, 0804778442, 0804776989, 0804776997
- OCLC
- ocn762325021, on1198929342
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Nineteenth-Century Visions, Twentieth-Century Realities; 2. From Subdivision to City: The War Years; 3. Creating an Integrated Seaside After the War; 4. Urban Renewal and Civil Rights; 5. Fulfilling the Dream-Almost; 6. After Fort Ord: The New Demographic; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Subjects
- African Americans -- California -- Seaside -- History -- 20th century.
- Military towns -- Social aspects -- United States.
- Military towns -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Minorities -- California -- Seaside -- History -- 20th century.
- Fort Ord (Calif.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
- Seaside (Calif.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
- Seaside (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.