| Rednecks, Redeemers, and Race: Mississippi After Reconstruction, 1877-1917 Contributor(s): Cresswell, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1617030368 ISBN-13: 9781617030369 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - 20th Century - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Series: Heritage of Mississippi |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6" W x 9" (0.96 lbs) 283 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - South |
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| Publisher Description: Mississippi saw great change in the four decades after Reconstruction. Between 1877 and 1917 the state transformed. Its cities increased rapidly in size and saw the advent of electric lights, streetcars, and moving pictures. Farmers diversified their operations, sharply increasing their production of corn, sweet potatoes, and dairy products. Mississippians built large textile mills in a number of cities and increased the number of manufacturing workers tenfold. But many things did not change. In 1917 as in 1877, Mississippi was a top cotton producer and relied more heavily on cotton than on any other product. In 1917 as in 1877 the state had troubled race relations and was all too often the site of lynchings and race riots. Compared with other states in 1917, Mississippi was near the bottom of the list for length of the school year, for percentage of farms that boasted tractors, and for the number of miles of paved or gravel roads. Mississippi was the least urban and most agricultural state in the nation. Rednecks, Redeemers, and Race: Mississippi after Reconstruction, 1877-1917 examines the paradox of significant change alongside many unbroken continuities. It explores the reasons Mississippi was not more successful in urbanizing, in industrializing, and in reducing its reliance on cotton. The volume closes by looking at events that would move Mississippi closer to the national mainstream. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cresswell, Stephen: - Stephen Cresswell is a professor of history at West Virginia Wesleyan College and is the author of Multiparty Politics in Mississippi, 1877-1902 (University Press of Mississippi) and Mormons and Cowboys, Moonshiners and Klansmen: Federal Law Enforcement in the South and West, 1870-1893. |