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Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 19451986,Used
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In the middle of the Mississippi Delta lies rural, blackmajority Sunflower County. J. Todd Moye examines the social histories of civil rights and white resistance movements in Sunflower, tracing the development of organizing strategies in separate racial communities over four decades.Sunflower County was home to both James Eastland, one of the most powerful reactionaries in the U.S. Senate in the twentieth century, and Fannie Lou Hamer, the freedomfighting sharecropper who rose to national prominence as head of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Sunflower was the birthplace of the Citizens' Council, the white South's preeminent anticivil rights organization, but it was also a hotbed of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) organizing and a fountainhead of freedom culture.Using extensive oral history interviews and archival research, Moye situates the struggle for democracy in Sunflower County within the context of national developments in the civil rights movement. Arguing that the civil rights movement cannot be understood as a national monolith, Moye reframes it as the accumulation of thousands of local movements, each with specific goals and strategies. By continuing the analysis into the 1980s, Let the People Decide pushes the boundaries of conventional periodization, recognizing the full extent of the civil rights movement.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Let the People Decide'? A: The book primarily examines the social histories of civil rights and white resistance movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, from 1945 to 1986.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author is J. Todd Moye, who utilizes extensive oral history interviews and archival research to support his analysis.
- Q: What type of condition is the book in? A: The book is available as a used book in good condition.
- Q: How many pages does 'Let the People Decide' have? A: The book contains 296 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is published in paperback binding.
- Q: When was 'Let the People Decide' published? A: The book was published on October 25, 2004.
- Q: What topics are covered in the book? A: It covers the civil rights movement, local organizing strategies, and the historical context of racial dynamics in Sunflower County.
- Q: Is this book suitable for research on civil rights movements? A: Yes, it is suitable for research, as it provides a detailed analysis of local movements and their specific goals and strategies.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: The available edition is the first edition.
- Q: Can this book help me understand the civil rights movement better? A: Yes, it reframes the civil rights movement as a series of local movements, enhancing the understanding of its complexities.