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- Book Title
- An Unseen Light : Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tenness
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813175518
ISBN-13
9780813175515
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242932368
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
422 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Unseen Light : Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee
Publication Year
2018
Subject
United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Civil Rights, Political, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Series
Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
24.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2017-058296
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
An
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Collections of essays often lack focus and struggle to hold a theme. This is not the case with An Unseen Light . Both of the editors and most of the sixteen contributors have strong connections to Memphis and grasp its rather unique position at the crossroads of the Deep South and the mid-South, a place governed by a rural plantation mentality, even as it often promoted a cultural and commercial vitality. Each (essay) is carefully researched and directly tied to black struggles for freedom in the city., "Collections of essays often lack focus and struggle to hold a theme. This is not the case with An Unseen Light . Both of the editors and most of the sixteen contributors have strong connections to Memphis and grasp its rather unique position at the crossroads of the Deep South and the mid-South, a place governed by a rural plantation mentality, even as it often promoted a cultural and commercial vitality. Each (essay) is carefully researched and directly tied to black struggles for freedom in the city." -- Journal of American History, "Offering a panoramic view of how black Memphians responded to racial exclusion and state violence, the essays sketch a long black freedom movement beginning near the end of Reconstruction, with its reverberations extending into the 21st century." -- Public Books, Published fifty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in Memphis in 1968, this timely work provokes contemporary reflection on the ongoing freedom struggle. This edited volume is the first of its kind on the Memphis struggle., "Published fifty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in Memphis in 1968, this timely work provokes contemporary reflection on the ongoing freedom struggle. This edited volume is the first of its kind on the Memphis struggle." -- Journal of Southern History, An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee is an important work of community history., The collection did an excellent job in explaining the inner workings of Memphis, TN. The works highlighted the past actions, organizing and insurgency which created the dynamics of racism, classism, social, and political power seen in modern Memphis. I recommend this collection to those interested in the shaping of a large southern city. I also recommend to new and lifelong Memphians to provide a blueprint of the historical legacy of Memphis and how this legacy continues to impact the lives of African Americans., Offering a panoramic view of how black Memphians responded to racial exclusion and state violence, the essays sketch a long black freedom movement beginning near the end of Reconstruction, with its reverberations extending into the 21st century., From the aftermath of the post-Civil War race massacre to continuous violence, murder, and bitter confrontations into the twenty-first century, contributors illuminate An Unseen Light on those black Memphians forging lives nonetheless, through negotiation, protest, music, accommodation, prayer, faith and sometimes sheer stubbornness. Memphis is a principal character in this collection as a geographically and historically critical stopping point for some and home to many African Americans across class, gender, church, and political affiliations. Scholars intellectually and personally invested in the city as a site of family and community, and career, bring an unequivocal depth of understanding and richness about place and belonging that textures the pages with life, from the church pews, the music studios, or the myriad of social or political organizations, to the land itself, adding more layers to underscore how black lives have mattered in the historical grassroots building of the nation. This is thoughtful and beautiful work., This rich collection covers a broad range of topics pertaining to the African American freedom struggle in Memphis, Tennessee. One of its greatest strengths is the breadth of the essays, which span a long period from the end of the civil war to the twenty-first century . An Unseen Light is a valuable addition to civil rights scholarship., "The collection did an excellent job in explaining the inner workings of Memphis, TN. The works highlighted the past actions, organizing and insurgency which created the dynamics of racism, classism, social, and political power seen in modern Memphis. I recommend this collection to those interested in the shaping of a large southern city. I also recommend to new and lifelong Memphians to provide a blueprint of the historical legacy of Memphis and how this legacy continues to impact the lives of African Americans." -- Tennessee Libraries
Grade From
College Freshman
Illustrated
Yes
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
323.1196073076819
Table Of Content
1. Introduction 2. "In the Hands of the Lord": Migrants and Community Politics in the Late Nineteenth Century 3. "The Saving of Black America's Body and White America's Soul": The Lynching of Ell Persons and the Rise of Black Activism in Memphis 4. Equal Power: Bishop Charles H. Manson and the National Tabernacle Fire 5. "There Will Be No Discriminiation": Race, Power, and the Memphis Flood of 1937 6. Taylor-Made: Envisioning Black Memphis at Midcentury 7. "We'll Have No Race Trouble Here": Racial Politics and Memphis's Reign of Terror 8. Power and Protection: Gender and Black Working-Class Protest Narratives, 1940-1948 9. Black Memphians and New Frontiers: The Shelby County Democratic Club, the Kennedy Administration, and the Quest for Black Political Power, 1959-1964 10. "Since I Was a Citizen, I Had the Right to Attend the Library": The Key Role of the Public Library in the Civil Rights Movement in Memphis 11. "You Pay One Hell of a Price to Be Black": Rufus Thomas and the Racial Politics of Memphis Music 12. "If the March Cannot Be Here, Then Where?": Memphis and the Meredith March 13. Nonviolence, Black Power, and the Surveillance State in Memphis's War on Poverty 14. Beyond 1968: The 1969 Black Monday Protest in Memphis 15. Beauty and the Black Student Revolt: Black Students Activism at Memphis State and the Politics of Campus "Beauty Spaces" 16. After Stax: Race, Sound, and Neighborhood Revitalization 17. Black Workers Matter: The Continuing Search for Racial and Economic Equality in Memphis 18. Coda
Synopsis
In An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee , eminent and rising scholars present a multidisciplinary examination of African American activism in Memphis from the dawn of emancipation to the twenty-first century. Together, they investigate episodes such as the 1940 "Reign of Terror" when black Memphians experienced a prolonged campaign of harassment, mass arrests, and violence at the hands of police. They also examine topics including the relationship between the labor and civil rights movements, the fight for economic advancement in black communities, and the impact of music on the city's culture. Covering subjects as diverse as politics, sports, music, activism, and religion, An Unseen Light illuminates Memphis's place in the long history of the struggle for African American freedom and human dignity., During the second half of the nineteenth century, Memphis, Tennessee, had the largest metropolitan population of African Americans in the Mid-South region and served as a political hub for civic organizations and grassroots movements. On April 4, 1968, the city found itself at the epicenter of the civil rights movement when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel. Nevertheless, despite the many significant events that took place in the city and its citizens' many contributions to the black freedom struggle, Memphis has been largely overlooked by historians of the civil rights movement. In An Unseen Light , eminent and rising scholars offer a multidisciplinary examination of Memphis's role in African American history during the twentieth century. Together, they investigate episodes such as the 1940 "Reign of Terror" when black Memphians experienced a prolonged campaign of harassment, mass arrests, and violence at the hands of police. They also examine topics including the relationship between the labor and civil rights movements, the fight for economic advancement in black communities, and the impact of music on the city's culture. Covering subjects as diverse as politics, sports, music, activism, and religion, An Unseen Light illuminates Memphis's place in the long history of the struggle for African American freedom., In An Unseen Light, eminent and rising scholars offer a multidisciplinary examination of Memphis's role in African American history during the twentieth century.
LC Classification Number
F444.M59N489 2018
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