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Not all Okies are white : the lives of Black cotton pickers in Arizona / Geta LeSeur.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- LeSeur, Geta J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cotton farmers--Arizona--Interviews.
- Cotton farmers.
- Cotton farmers--Arizona--Biography.
- African American agricultural laborers--Arizona--Interviews.
- African American agricultural laborers.
- African American agricultural laborers--Arizona--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, c2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Celebrates the resilience of people too often ignored by history texts, revealing the challenges faced by a group of migrant workers who formed the multiracial town of Randolph, Arizona. Recaptures the ways of life for Black migrant workers, as well as Hispanics and Native Americans, through detailed interviews with third- and fourth- generation descendants of pre-Emancipation Blacks. Material from news articles, historical society archives, advertisements, and photos gives a historical and cultural context for the oral histories. Includes bandw historical and modern photos. The author teaches English, Black studies, and women's studies at the University of Missouri. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- A Note about Rememberin , Tellin , and Writin by Lynn C. Lewis
- Acknowledgments
- Not All Okies Are White
- Prologue
- "There Are Pioneer Souls That Blaze a Path" Dreamin the West
- Migrant Places and Randolphg Arizona
- Sarah Lucille Smith
- Manuel and Eva Acuna
- Myrtle Jordan
- Jeff Jordan
- The Fabric of Black Life
- Obed Cm Fields
- Nick White
- Metris White
- Ron and Pearl Jordan
- The Casa Grande Valley Cotton Women
- Parlee Bradley
- Georgia Rupe
- Fannie Reece
- Mamie Selmon
- Beulah Moore and Christine Moore Fields
- Educating Black Migrant Children
- Matthew and Elgie Batteau
- Ron Jordan
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-242) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8262-6221-X
- OCLC:
- 614663801
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