Life and Death in the Delta: African American Narratives of Violence, Resilience, and Social Change

(Part of the Palgrave Studies in Oral History Series)

by Kim Lacy Rogers

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1403960364

ISBN13:9781403960368

Release Date:February 2006

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:214 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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