Our country first, then Greenville : a New South city during the progressive era and World War I / Courtney L. Tollison Hartness.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tollison, Courtney L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--South Carolina--Greenville.

World War, 1914-1918.

African Americans--South Carolina--Greenville--History--20th century.

African Americans.

Women--South Carolina--Greenville--History--20th century.

Women.

Greenville (S.C.)--History--20th century.

Greenville (S.C.).

Greenville (S.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

New South city during the progressive era and World War I

Place of Publication:

Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2023]

Summary:

"[This work] places Greenville's experience during World War I within the context of the progressive era to better understand the rise of this New South city. Greenville, South Carolina has become an attractive destination, frequently included in lists of the 'Best Small Cities' in America. While Greenville's twenty-first-century Renaissance has been impressive, in 'Our Country First, Then Greenville,' Courtney L. Tollison Hartness explores an earlier period, revealing how Greenville's experience during World War I served to generate massive development in the city and the region. It was this moment that catalyzed Greenville's development into a modern city, setting the stage for the continued growth that persists into the present-day. 'Our Country First, Then Greenville' explores Greenville's home-front experience of race relations, dramatic population growth (the number of Greenville residents nearly tripled between 1900 and 1930s), the women's suffrage movement, and the contributions of African Americans and women to Greenville's history. This important work features photos of Greenville, found in archival collections throughout the country and dating back over one hundred years"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The politics of race and gender in the "Pearl of the Piedmont"

Greenville and the nation respond to war "Over there," 1914-1917

The impact of Camp Sevier: mobilization, nationalization, and economic boom

"For liberty and humanity": camp and community on the home front, 1917-1918

"They have responded to every call": race relations on the home front

"What American will have the heart or the heardihood to say him nay?": African Americans' service in the Great War

"A university or a training camp": Furman University and the Student Army Training Corps

Chaos and connfusion in 1918: the influenza pandemic in Greenville

"Grow with Greenville": progressivism in the postwar era, 1919-1929

Memorialization of the Great War: the politics of race and remembrance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Tollison Hartness, Courtney L. Our Country First, Then Greenville

ISBN:

9781643364179

1643364170

OCLC:

1371466857