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A fight for visibility : Black Memphis confronts the Lost Cause / Donna E. Reeves.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Reeves, Donna E., Author.
Contributor:
Project Muse
Series:
Making the modern South http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/6cfb426f-b00f-d037-cc8a-d53cc58d97d4
Making the modern South
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis--History.
African Americans.
African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis--Social conditions.
Lost Cause mythology.
Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations.
Memphis (Tenn.).
Memphis (Tenn.)--History.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Place of Publication:
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2026]
Contents:
Introduction: The Struggle over the Meaning of the Lost Cause
Defining Freedom in Antebellum and Postbellum Memphis
The Challenges of Freedom
Building the Legacy of Nathan Bedford Forrest
The Greatest Party in the South
Defining Blackness and Femininity Through the Cotton Makers Jubilee
Battle for a Narrative
A Shrine of Healing.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
Other Format:
Online version Reeves, Donna E. Fight for visibility
ISBN:
9780807187685 (electronic bk.)
0807187682 (electronic bk.)
Publisher Number:
40033331166
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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