The American South: From Civil Rights Struggle to Civil Rights Tourism

In recent years the American South has become the platform for an authenticity seeking tourism industry. Former sites of civil rights action have been revived and transformed into tourist attractions. The following paper introduces the notion of so-called civil rights tourism and presents a critical...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dorit Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Göttingen University Press 2012-01-01
Series:American Studies Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asjournal.org/archive/56/209.html