Battling the Plantation Mentality: Memphis and the Black Freedom Struggle
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With its slogan "I AM a Man!" the Memphis strike provides a clarion example of how the movement fought for a black freedom that consisted of not only constitutional rights but also social and human rights. As the sharecropping system crumbled and migrants streamed to the cities during and after World War II, the struggle for black freedom touched all aspects of daily life. Green traces the movement to new locations, from protests against police brutality and racist movie censorship policies to innovations in mass culture, such as black-oriented radio stations. Incorporating scores of oral histories, Green demonstrates that the interplay of politics, culture, and consciousness is critical to truly understanding freedom and the black struggle for it.
Laurie B. Green
Laurie B. Green is associate professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Laurie B. Green's study examines an iconic event in the fields of both civil rights history and labor history--the Memphis sanitation workers' strike in 1968, when Martin Luther King was assassinated. Green's study shows that the roots of this struggle reach back into the early 20th century, and that the battle was over basic rights for all African Americans in Memphis. An outstanding and thorough study, highly recommended.
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