Françoise N Hamlin

(Author)

Crossroads at Clarksdale: The Black Freedom Struggle in the Mississippi Delta after World War IIPaperback, 1 August 2014

Crossroads at Clarksdale: The Black Freedom Struggle in the Mississippi Delta after World War II
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Part of Series
The John Hope Franklin African American History and Culture
Part of Series
John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Cu
Part of Series
John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture (Paperback)
Print Length
392 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Date Published
1 Aug 2014
ISBN-10
1469619008
ISBN-13
9781469619002

Description

Weaving national narratives from stories of the daily lives and familiar places of local residents, Francoise Hamlin chronicles the slow struggle for black freedom through the history of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Hamlin paints a full picture of the town over fifty years, recognizing the accomplishments of its diverse African American community and strong NAACP branch, and examining the extreme brutality of entrenched power there. The Clarksdale story defies triumphant narratives of dramatic change, and presents instead a layered, contentious, untidy, and often disappointingly unresolved civil rights movement.
Following the black freedom struggle in Clarksdale from World War II through the first decade of the twenty-first century allows Hamlin to tell multiple, interwoven stories about the town's people, their choices, and the extent of political change. She shows how members of civil rights organizations--especially local leaders Vera Pigee and Aaron Henry--worked to challenge Jim Crow through fights against inequality, police brutality, segregation, and, later, economic injustice. With Clarksdale still at a crossroads today, Hamlin explores how to evaluate success when poverty and inequality persist.

Product Details

Author:
Françoise N Hamlin
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 August 2014
Dimensions:
23.88 x 15.67 x 2.39 cm
ISBN-10:
1469619008
ISBN-13:
9781469619002
Language:
English
Location:
Chapel Hill
Pages:
392
Weight:
576.06 gm

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