African American Life in the Rural South, 1900-1950

by R. Douglas Hurt

Book Overview

During the first half of the twentieth century, degradation, poverty, and hopelessness were commonplace for African Americans who lived in the South's countryside, either on farms or in rural communities. Many southern blacks sought relief from these conditions by migrating to urban centers. Many others, however, continued to live in rural areas. Scholars of African American rural history in the South have been concerned primarily with the experience...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826219608
• ISBN13: 9780826219602
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5