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

Kim Lacy Rogers

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Winner of the 2007 Oral History Association Book Award and Finalist, 2008 National Council on Public History Book Award

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 work reveals the impact of that oppression, and of African American traditions of community service and leadership in the lives of women and men who became activists. It also examines the disillusionment and anger that many Delta leaders feel about the changes that took place during the post-movement years.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: February 05, 2006

ISBN: 1403960364

ISBN 13: 9781403960368

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

Kim Lacy Rogers

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Winner of the 2007 Oral History Association Book Award and Finalist, 2008 National Council on Public History Book Award

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 work reveals the impact of that oppression, and of African American traditions of community service and leadership in the lives of women and men who became activists. It also examines the disillusionment and anger that many Delta leaders feel about the changes that took place during the post-movement years.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: February 05, 2006

ISBN: 1403960364

ISBN 13: 9781403960368

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