You can't eat freedom : southerners and social justice after the Civil Rights Movement /

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Focusing on the plantation regions of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, Greta de Jong analyzes how social justice activists responded to mass unemployment by lobbying political leaders, initiating anti-poverty projects, and forming cooperative enterprises that fostered economic and political auto...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: De Jong, Greta (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Temas:
Since 1900
African Americans > Social conditions > 1964-1975.
African Americans > Economic conditions.
Agriculture > Economic aspects > Southern States.
Migration, Internal > United States > History > 20th century.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 1964-1975.
Noirs américains > Conditions économiques.
Agriculture > Aspect économique > États-Unis (Sud)
History > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Political Science > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Social Science > Ethnic Studies > American > African American & Black Studies.
African Americans > Economic conditions
African Americans > Social conditions
Agriculture > Economic aspects
Economic history
Migration, Internal
Southern States > Economic conditions > 1945-
Southern States > History > 1951-
États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions économiques > 1945-
États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 1951-
Southern States
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Focusing on the plantation regions of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, Greta de Jong analyzes how social justice activists responded to mass unemployment by lobbying political leaders, initiating anti-poverty projects, and forming cooperative enterprises that fostered economic and political autonomy, efforts that encountered strong opposition from free market proponents who opposed government action.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 305 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-285) and index.
ISBN:9781469629322
1469629321
9781469629315
1469629313

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