Dixie's Forgotten People: The South's Poor Whites

by Wayne Flynt

Book Overview

"The best sort of introductory study . . . packed with enlightening information." --The Times Literary Supplement

Poor whites have been isolated from mainstream white Southern culture and have been in turn stereotyped as rednecks and Holy Rollers, discriminated against, and misunderstood. In their isolation, they have developed a unique subculture and defended it with a tenacity and pride that puzzles and confuses the larger society. Written...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253217369
• ISBN13: 9780253217363
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher