T. Thomas Fortune, the Afro-American Agitator

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• "Alexander's important documentary edition restores T. Thomas Fortune's central place in African American thought and activism during the age of Jim C... Lees meer

The Door of Hope

Edward O Frantz

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• How did the political party of Lincoln--of emancipation--become the party of the South and of white resentment? How did Jefferson Davis's old party be... Lees meer

T. Thomas Fortune, the Afro-American Agitator

T Thomas Fortune

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• Born into slavery, T. Thomas Fortune was known as the dean of African American journalism by the time of his death in the early twentieth century. The... Lees meer

After Slavery

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• "Is there really anything new to say about Reconstruction? The excellent contributions to this volume make it clear that the answer is a resounding ye... Lees meer

The Spirit and the Shotgun

Simon Wendt

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• "Simon Wendt's The Spirit and the Shotgun finally brings the story of armed self-defense into its rightful place in the history of the civil rights mo... Lees meer

A Black Congressman in the Age of Jim Crow

John F Marszalek

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• Born a slave in 1850s South Carolina and elected to Congress in the 1890s, George W. Murray appeared to be the antithesis of the African American male... Lees meer

The Wild East

Margaret L Brown

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• This volume explores the social, political, and environmental changes in the Great Smoky Mountains during the 19th and 20th centuries. The author conc... Lees meer

The Path to the Greater, Freer, Truer World

Lindsey R Swindall

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• "A fresh and engaging study that illuminates the important, related, yet neglected histories of the Southern Negro Youth Congress and the Council on A... Lees meer

Luther P. Jackson and a Life for Civil Rights

Michael Dennis

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• During the 1930s and 1940s, when America had little interest in addressing racial inequality, Luther P. Jackson became a leading voice in the struggle... Lees meer

Counterfeit Gentlemen

John Mayfield

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• Counterfeit Gentlemen is a stunning reappraisal of Southern manhood and identity that uses humor and humorists to carry the reader into the very heart... Lees meer

Southern Ladies, New Women

Joan Marie Johnson

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• Joan Marie Johnson investigates how the desire to create a distinctive southern identity influenced black and white clubwomen at the turn of the 20th ... Lees meer

German-Speaking Officers in the U.S. Colored Troops, 1863-1867

Martin Öfele

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• "The first work on foreign officers in the U.S. Colored Troops deals extensively with the relationship between black soldiers and white officers in th... Lees meer

Painting Dixie Red

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• "An eloquent and important examination of one of the most significant political trends of the last fifty years, revealing how prescient President Lynd... Lees meer

Redefining the Color Line

John A Kirk

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• One of the most significant events in the struggle for black civil rights in America was the integration in 1957 of Central High School in Little Rock... Lees meer

The Southern Mind Under Union Rule

Judkin Browning

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• 721024x768Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONE "Carefully recounts the breaking down of the old social order maintained between blacks and whites i... Lees meer

After Freedom Summer

Chris Danielson

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• "A brilliant history of black politics and white resistance in post-civil rights era Mississippi. Danielson's work helps to fill the yawning gap in th... Lees meer

The Wild East

Margaret L Brown

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• " The Wild East is a graceful, accurate, and, in its subdued way, a passionate account. The author calls it a 'biography' of the great Smokies and it ... Lees meer

Welfare and Charity in the Antebellum South

Timothy James Lockley

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• "A comprehensive and challenging assessment of southern charitable practices. Viewing poor relief in terms of what the agencies did, Lockley downplays... Lees meer

War Governor of the South

Joe A Mobley

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• Zebulon B. Vance, governor of North Carolina during the devastating years of the Civil War, has long sparked controversy and spirited political commen... Lees meer

The Ticket to Freedom

Manfred Berg

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• "Outstanding. . . . Great history and a great story."-- St. Petersburg Times "A clear and thought-provoking assessment of the organization's accomplis... Lees meer

Black Manhood and Community Building in North Carolina, 1900?1930

Angela Hornsby-Gutting

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• "A thorough, sympathetic, fair, and balanced treatment of an important topic. Through careful research, Hornsby-Gutting brings a searching analysis to... Lees meer

The Rosenwald Schools of the American South

Mary S Hoffschwelle

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• "A fascinating story."-- Virginia Magazine "The detail of the discussion, the reliance on considerable primary evidence, and the overall contribution ... Lees meer

The Path to the Greater, Freer, Truer World

Lindsey R Swindall

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• The Southern Negro Youth Congress and the Council on African Affairs were two organizations created as part of the early civil rights efforts to addre... Lees meer

Ain't Scared of Your Jail

Zoe A Colley

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• "Examines the history of the civil rights movement and the criminal justice system beyond the court rooms and into the arrests, jail cells, and prison... Lees meer