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Black Tennesseans, 1900-1930

Black Tennesseans, 1900-1930

Lester C. Lamon
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The early decades of the twentieth century -- the period covered in this narrative history -- were critical "watershed" years for black Tennesseans, just as they were for Afro-Americans generally. Those were the years that saw the northward migration of an increasing number of blacks, the peak of segregation restriction, and the spawning of the "New Negro" or militant movement. Faced with these special pressures, Tennessee became an arena for conflict between the accommodationist view of Booker T. Washington and the activist ideas of W. E. B. DuBois. Although the majority of black Tennesseans basically accepted the approach of Booker T. Washington, they -- especially the young -- became more likely during these years to act on their own behalf, rather than passively accept the inequities borne by past generations. In Black Tennesseans, 1900-1930, Lester Lamon imaginatively explores the vagaries of racial relations in Tennessee and examines the role of blacks in the state during the first third of this century. Although blacks were artificially set apart from white society at the time and have frequently been neglected by historians who have tended to view American history as white history, Professor Lamon believes that black Tennesseans can hardly be separated from the history of all Tennesseans. Black men and women, indeed, were faced with most of the same problems as whites and reacted to national issues in many of the same ways. Although previous studies -- most notably C. Vann Woodward's classic Origins of the New South -- have described southern progressivism as being "for whites only," such interpretation has been detrimental to an understanding of the true role of the blacks in our past. Black Tennesseans corrects this serious imbalance in historical interpretation and shows that there was indeed a positive black response to the reform impulse of the progressive era. Intelligently conceived and reflecting a close familiarity with recent research and scholarship, Black Tennesseans fills a significant void in Tennessee history. In addition to its broad coverage of events that shaped the life of one-fourth of the state's population, it will provide future historians with an indispensable guide to seldomused and widely scattered primary sources. For all -- historian and layman alike -- who would understand the nature and meaning of the black experience in America, Professor Lamon has set forth an analytical framework needed for the reconstruction of an American history that includes blacks as well as whites and effectively integrates both into the fabric of our nation's society.
Language
English
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Release
February 22, 2020
ISBN
1572331623
ISBN 13
9781572331624

Black Tennesseans, 1900-1930

Lester C. Lamon
0/5 ( ratings)
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The early decades of the twentieth century -- the period covered in this narrative history -- were critical "watershed" years for black Tennesseans, just as they were for Afro-Americans generally. Those were the years that saw the northward migration of an increasing number of blacks, the peak of segregation restriction, and the spawning of the "New Negro" or militant movement. Faced with these special pressures, Tennessee became an arena for conflict between the accommodationist view of Booker T. Washington and the activist ideas of W. E. B. DuBois. Although the majority of black Tennesseans basically accepted the approach of Booker T. Washington, they -- especially the young -- became more likely during these years to act on their own behalf, rather than passively accept the inequities borne by past generations. In Black Tennesseans, 1900-1930, Lester Lamon imaginatively explores the vagaries of racial relations in Tennessee and examines the role of blacks in the state during the first third of this century. Although blacks were artificially set apart from white society at the time and have frequently been neglected by historians who have tended to view American history as white history, Professor Lamon believes that black Tennesseans can hardly be separated from the history of all Tennesseans. Black men and women, indeed, were faced with most of the same problems as whites and reacted to national issues in many of the same ways. Although previous studies -- most notably C. Vann Woodward's classic Origins of the New South -- have described southern progressivism as being "for whites only," such interpretation has been detrimental to an understanding of the true role of the blacks in our past. Black Tennesseans corrects this serious imbalance in historical interpretation and shows that there was indeed a positive black response to the reform impulse of the progressive era. Intelligently conceived and reflecting a close familiarity with recent research and scholarship, Black Tennesseans fills a significant void in Tennessee history. In addition to its broad coverage of events that shaped the life of one-fourth of the state's population, it will provide future historians with an indispensable guide to seldomused and widely scattered primary sources. For all -- historian and layman alike -- who would understand the nature and meaning of the black experience in America, Professor Lamon has set forth an analytical framework needed for the reconstruction of an American history that includes blacks as well as whites and effectively integrates both into the fabric of our nation's society.
Language
English
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Release
February 22, 2020
ISBN
1572331623
ISBN 13
9781572331624

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