Introduction: To Preserve the Unhindered Pursuit of Knowledge -- 1. The University of Alabama: From Slavery to Desegregation -- 2. Ebb Tide: June 1963 to September 1964 -- 3. An Oasis of Modern Thought in a Sea of Reactionism -- 4. Toward a New University of Alabama: Building a Team for Excellence and Competence -- 5. A Year of Ferment and Inquiry: In Infinite New Directions -- 6. A Regional Center for Academic Excellence: Between Tuscaloosa and Montgomery -- 7. Campus Militancy Grows: A Past Still Present -- 8. In Defense of Reason -- 9. May 1970: Days of Rage and Reason
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"Turning the Tide is an institutional and cultural history of a dramatic decade of change at the University of Alabama set against the backdrop of desegregation, the continuing civil rights struggle, and the growing antiwar movement"-- Provided by publisher
