Description
Presentation based on archival research on tensions between an upwardly mobile Black middle class and a large Black labouring majority in the New South's leading industrial center. Exploring these tensions, I make an argument about the changing historiography of the late nineteenth century South and explore the externally-imposed limitations of Black politics in this difficult period.| Period | 16 May 1997 |
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| Event title | Symposium on New Perspectives in Southern History |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Auburn, United States, AlabamaShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |
Keywords
- African American History
- US South
- Labour History
- Black Politics at the Nadir
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