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Hattiesburg - An American City in Black and White (Paperback)
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Winner of the Zócalo Public Square Book Prize Benjamin L. Hooks
Award Finalist “An insightful, powerful, and moving book.”
—Kevin Boyle, author of Arc of Justice “Sturkey’s clear-eyed
and meticulous book pulls off a delicate balancing act. While
depicting the terrors of Jim Crow, he also shows how
Hattiesburg’s black residents, forced to forge their own communal
institutions, laid the organizational groundwork for the civil
rights movement.” —New York Times If you really want to
understand Jim Crow—what it was and how African Americans rose up
to defeat it—you should start by visiting Mobile Street in
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the heart of the historic black downtown.
There you can still see remnants of the shops and churches where,
amid the violence and humiliation of segregation, men and women
gathered to build a remarkable community. Hattiesburg takes us into
the heart of this divided town and deep into the lives of families
on both sides of the racial divide to show how the fabric of their
existence was shaped by the changing fortunes of the Jim Crow
South. “Sturkey’s magnificent portrait reminds us that
Mississippi is no anachronism. It is the dark heart of American
modernity.” —Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk
“When they are at their best, historians craft powerful,
compelling, often genre-changing pieces of history…William
Sturkey is one of those historians…A brilliant, poignant work.”
—Charles W. McKinney, Jr., Journal of African American History
General
Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2021 |
Authors: |
William Sturkey
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Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
456 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-24827-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-674-24827-9 |
Barcode: |
9780674248274 |
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