| Life and Death in the Delta: African American Narratives of Violence, Resilience, and Social Change 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Rogers, K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403960356 ISBN-13: 9781403960351 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: Using oral histories with African American activists and community leaders, Kim Lacy Rogers explores the civil rights movement in several Mississippi communities in the context of the region's history of white supremacy, racial oppression, and African American cultural vitality. Terrorism, black poverty, and economic exploitation led to a condition of collective trauma and social suffering for thousands of black Deltans in the twentieth century. This work reveals the impact of that oppression, and of African American traditions of community service and leadership in the lives of women and men who became activists. It also examines the disillusionment and anger that many Delta leaders feel about the changes that took place during the post-movement years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Political Science | Civil Rights - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 976.240 |
| LCCN: 2005049863 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.68" W x 9.29" (0.95 lbs) 214 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
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| Publisher Description: Terrorism, black poverty, and economic exploitation produced a condition of collective trauma and social suffering for thousands of black Deltans in the Twentieth Century. Based on oral histories with African American activists and community leaders, this work reveals the impact of that oppression. |