Ruth Thompson-Miller, Joe R. Feagin, Leslie H. Picca

Jim Crow's Legacy

The Lasting Impact of Segregation

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Produktbeschreibung

Jim Crow’s Legacy shows the lasting impacts of segregation on the lives of African Americans who lived through it, as well as its impact on future generations. The book draws on interviews with elderly African American southerners whose stories poignantly show the devastation of racism not only in the past, but also in the present.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 459g
• ISBN-13: 9781442241633
• ISBN-10: 1442241632
• Artikelnr.: 41026923

Autorenporträt

Ruth Thompson-Miller is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Dayton.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Reality and Impact of Jim Crow
Chapter 3: Everyday Surveillance and Racial Framing
Chapter 4: More Surveillance of Black Bodies
Chapter 5: Rape and Rape Threats: More Weapons of White Terror
Chapter 6: Coping and Resistance Strategies
Chapter 7: Fifty Years Later: Jim Crow Unwilling to Die