The Great Uprising

Peter B. Levy is a Professor of History at York College of Pennsylvania, where he teaches US history classes. His books include Civil War on Race Street: The Civil Rights Movement in Cambridge, Maryland (2003).

• List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Cambridge, Maryland: 1. The making of the 'Negro revolt'; 2. The Fire This Time; 3. Falsely accused; Part II. Baltimore, Maryland: 4. The dream deferred; 5. The Holy Week Uprising of 1968; 6. One nation, two responses; Part III. York, Pennsylvania: 7. The promised land; 8. Fighting back; 9. An uneasy peace; Conclusion; Index.

'Levy's framing of these moments of violence as a 'Great Uprising' is nothing short of brilliant. He has truly crafted an illuminating narrative synthesis of these moments of violence, one that eschews ideologically-driven analyses, which, for far too long, have dominated the place of these urban uprisings in post-WWII US history. I have been dreaming about a book like this one for years, wishing one existed for me to assign to my classes. Finally, Levy has given it to me in one, well-written volume.' Brian Purnell, Bowdoin College, Maine