Life and death in the Delta African American narratives of violence, resilience, and social change / Kim Lacy Rogers.

Author/creator Rogers, Kim Lacy
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan,
Description214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
African Americans--Mississippi. --Delta (Region). --Social conditions.
African Americans--Mississippi. --Delta (Region). --Economic conditions.
African Americans--Civil rights. --Mississippi. --Delta (Region).
African Americans--Mississippi. --Delta (Region). --Interviews.
Rural poor--Mississippi. --Delta (Region).
African American farmers--Mississippi. --Delta (Region).
Social change--Mississippi. --Delta (Region).
Delta (Miss. : Region)--Rural conditions.
Delta (Miss. : Region)--Race relations.
Delta (Miss. : Region)--Biography.

Contents Conditions of life and death -- Changes and movement among the poor -- Achieving in the rural: independence and leadership in Bolivar County -- The wilderness of social change: the movement and Head Start -- The limits of political power.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [199]-208) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005049863
ISBN1403960356
ISBN1403960364 (pbk.)