The Way it was in the South: The Black Experience in GeorgiaThe Way It Was in the South is the only book-length treatment of the African American presence in a single state. From the legalization of slavery in the Georgia Colony in 1751 through debates that preceded the Confederate emblem's removal from the state's now defunct flag, it chronicles the stunning record of black Georgians' innovation, persistence, and triumph in the face of adversity and oppression. |
Contents
The Formation of Georgia | 3 |
A System of Bondage | 27 |
The Civil War and Reconstruction | 77 |
PostReconstruction Horrors | 137 |
The New South and Further Degradations | 172 |
Black Institutions and Advancement | 238 |
The Search for a Decent Living and a Better Life | 274 |
The New Negro | 297 |
The Civil Rights Movement | 386 |
Modern Politics | 434 |
The Struggle for Economic Advancement | 460 |
Social Problems | 489 |
Modern Education and Culture | 523 |
Civil Rights and Race Relations | 549 |
Notes | 567 |
Select Bibliography | 591 |
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