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

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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Main Author: De Jong, Greta (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 305 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-285) and index.
ISBN:9781469629322
1469629321
9781469629315
1469629313

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