Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas

New Perspectives
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-55728-665-9
Verlag: University of Arkansas Press

Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas brings together the work of leading experts to cast a powerful light on the rich and diverse history of Arkansas’s racial and ethnic relations. The essays span from slavery to the civil rights era and cover a diverse range of topics including the frontier experience of slavery; the African American experience of emancipation and after; African American migration patterns; the rise of sundown towns; white violence and its continuing legacy; women’s activism and home demon­stration agents; African American religious figures from the better know Elias Camp (E. C.) Morris to the lesser-known Richard Nathaniel Hogan; the Mexican-American Bracero program; Latina/o and Asian American refugee experiences; and contemporary views of Latina/o immigration in Arkansas. Informing debates about race and ethnicity in Arkansas, the South, and the nation, the book provides both a primer to the history of race and ethnicity in Arkansas and a prospective map for better under­standing racial and ethnic relations in the United States.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kirk, John A

Über Autor(innen)

John A. Kirk is George W. Donaghey Professor and chair of the History Department at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA. He is the author or editor of several books, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement and Arsnick: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Arkansas.