The Southern Mystique

by Howard Zinn

Overview

Howard Zinn examines the politics of the South and his own experiences there. The South has long been surrounded in mystique. In this powerful volume, drawing on Zinn's own experiences teaching in the South and working within the Southern civil rights movement, Zinn challenges the stereotypes surrounding the South, race relations, and how change happens in history. With a new introduction from the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781456611095
Publisher:	eBookIt.com
Publication date:	06/04/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	269
File size:	285 KB

About the Author

Howard Zinn: Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, playwright, and activist. He wrote the classic A People's History of the United States, “a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those whose plight has been largely omitted from most histories.”

Table of Contents

	Preface to the South End Press Edition	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	3
Part 1	Is the Southern White Unfathomable?	15
Part 2	The "Mysterious" Negro	87
Part 3	Albany, Georgia: Ghost in the Cage	145
Part 4	The South as a Mirror	215

What People are Saying About This

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"Seminal" —Washington Post

Editorial Reviews

"Seminal" —Washington Post


“[Zinn] details the complex social relationships that existed across the color line, while simultaneously rejecting the idea that racism was a uniquely southern affliction.” —Imani Perry

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