Life and Death in the Delta

African American Narratives of Violence, Resilience, and Social Change

Paperback Engels 2006 9781403960368
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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.

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ISBN13:9781403960368
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US

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Introduction: The Delta Oral History Project and the Stories of Lives PART I: SURVIVAL AMONG SHARECROPPERS: SUNFLOWER COUNTY Conditions of Life and Death Change and Movement Among the Poor PART II: A MARGIN OF INDEPENDENCE: LAND OWNERSHIP IN BOLIVAR COUNTY Achievement in Bolivar County and the Struggle for Education World War II and the Era of Massive Resistance The Movement and Head Start PART III: THE TRANSFORMATIVE PATH OF SERVICE: COAHOMA COUNTY

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