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

A Black Congressman in the Age of Jim Crow

John F Marszalek

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• 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

Ain't Scared of Your Jail

Zoe A Colley

• Paperback | 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

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

Slavery on Trial

James M. Campbell

• Hardcover | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• By the mid-nineteenth century, Richmond was one of the preeminent industrial centers in the South, with a level of criminal activity that reflected it... Lees meer

The Wild East

Margaret L Brown

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• " 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

The Spirit and the Shotgun

Simon Wendt

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• "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

Painting Dixie Red

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• "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

Forging a Common Bond

Timothy J. Minchin

• Hardcover | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• The author studies one of the longest labour disputes in American history, a lockout involving the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers' International Un... 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

Southern Ladies, New Women

Joan Marie Johnson

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• 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

Welfare and Charity in the Antebellum South

Timothy James Lockley

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• "A comprehensive and challenging assessment of southern charitable practices. Viewing poor relief in terms of what the agencies did, Lockley downplays... Lees meer

Dixie's Daughters

Karen L Cox

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• Southern Association for Women Historians Julia Cherry Spruill Prize "A vital and, until now, missing piece to the puzzle of the 'Lost Cause' ideology... Lees meer

The Ticket to Freedom

Manfred Berg

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• Focusing on the NAACP's campaign for voting rights, Manfred Berg challenges the legalistic and bureaucratic image of the NAACP and reveals a resourcef... Lees meer

Crime, Sexual Violence and Clemency

Vivien M.L. Miller

• Hardcover | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• This study of crime, punishment and clemency in late-19th and early-20th-century Florida unravels the complex intersection of class, race, gender and ... 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

Slavery on Trial

James Campbell

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• "An invaluable study of Richmond's antebellum justice system."--Sally E. Hadden, Florida State University "Not only demonstrates the law's clear bias ... Lees meer

After Freedom Summer

Chris Danielson

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• "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

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

Counterfeit Gentlemen

John Mayfield

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• 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

After Slavery

• Paperback | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• "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

Dixie's Daughters

Karen L Cox

• Hardcover | Engels | New Perspectives on the History of the South
• Southern Association for Women Historians Julia Cherry Spruill Prize "A vital and, until now, missing piece to the puzzle of the 'Lost Cause' ideology... Lees meer

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

Luther P. Jackson and a Life for Civil Rights

Michael Dennis

• Hardcover | 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 loading voice in the struggle... Lees meer