Hattiesburg : an American city in black and white / William Sturkey.

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In this rich multigenerational saga of race and family in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, William Sturkey reveals the personal stories behind the men and women who struggled to uphold their southern "way of life" against the threat of desegregation, and those who fought to tear it down in the name of just...

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Main Author: Sturkey, William (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
African Americans > Segregation > Mississippi > Hattiesburg > History.
White people > Mississippi > Hattiesburg > Attitudes.
African Americans > Mississippi > Hattiesburg > Public opinion.
Civil rights movements > Mississippi > Hattiesburg > History > Personal narratives.
Hattiesburg (Miss.) > Race relations > History.
African Americans > Public opinion.
African Americans > Segregation.
Civil rights movements.
Race relations.
White people > Attitudes.
Mississippi > Hattiesburg.
History.
Personal narratives.
Genre:
Personal narratives.
History.
Physical Description:442 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
In this rich multigenerational saga of race and family in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, William Sturkey reveals the personal stories behind the men and women who struggled to uphold their southern "way of life" against the threat of desegregation, and those who fought to tear it down in the name of justice and racial equality.-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:F349.H36 S78 2019
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674976351
0674976355