Life and Death in the Delta

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African American Narratives of Violence, Resilience, and Social Change, Palgrave Studies in Oral History

ISBN: 1403960364
ISBN 13: 9781403960368
Autor: Rogers, K
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: x, 214 S., 20 s/w Illustr., 214 p. 20 illus.
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.02.2006
Auflage: 1/2006
Produktform: Kartoniert
Einband: Kartoniert

Gripping stories – individuals recount social trauma and its consequencesDifferent perspective – most civil rights histories focus on the national leadership – this book focuses on life histories of ‚ordinary‘ citizen-activistsAcclaimed author – Rogers is an esteemed oral historian – she served as president of the Oral History Association and has published several widely praised books

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Beschreibung

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.

Autorenporträt

KIM LACY ROGERS is Professor of History and American Studies at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, USA. She is author of Righteous Lives: Narratives of the New Orleans Civil Rights Movement.

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