| Between Remembrance and Repair: Commemorating Racial Violence in Philadelphia, Mississippi Contributor(s): Whitlinger, Claire (Author) |
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ISBN: 1469656337 ISBN-13: 9781469656335 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $30.88 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | African American - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 976.268 |
| LCCN: 2019046687 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.04 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Few places are more notorious for civil rights-era violence than Philadelphia, Mississippi, the site of the 1964 "Mississippi Burning" murders. Yet in a striking turn of events, Philadelphia has become a beacon in Mississippi's racial reckoning in the decades since. Claire Whitlinger investigates how this community came to acknowledge its past, offering significant insight into the social impacts of commemoration. Examining two commemorations around key anniversaries of the murders held in 1989 and 2004, Whitlinger shows the differences in how those events unfolded. She also charts how the 2004 commemoration offered a springboard for the trial of former Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen for his role in the 1964 murders, the 2006 passage of Mississippi's Civil Rights/Human Rights education bill, and the initiation of the Mississippi Truth Project. In doing so, Whitlinger provides the first comprehensive account of these high profile events and expands our understanding of how commemorations both emerge out of and catalyze associated memory movements. Threading a compelling story with theoretical insights, Whitlinger delivers a study that will help scholars, students, and activists alike better understand the dynamics of commemorating difficult pasts, commemorative practices in general, and the links between memory, race, and social change. |
Contributor Bio(s): Whitlinger, Claire: - Claire Whitlinger is assistant professor of sociology at Furman University. |