Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945–1986

2008/01/01 by Monte Piliawsky · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Business, Management and Accounting · Social Sciences · #American History and Culture #American Political and Social Dynamics #Race, History, and American Society

paper · doi:10.1093/ohr/ohn020

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Abstract

Place and time are paramount considerations in conducting oral histories. As indicated by the place and time subtitle of J. Todd Moye's outstanding book, Let the People Decide: Sunflower County, Mi...

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