The Way it was in the South: The Black Experience in Georgia

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University of Georgia Press, 2001 - History - 624 pages
The 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.

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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

The Depression New Deal and World War II
341
Postwar Progress
364
Index
605
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Donald L. Grant (1919-1988) was a professor of history at Fort Valley State College. He is the author of The Anti-Lynching Movement, 1883-1932 and of many articles on black history. Jonathan Grant, the author's son, is a writer and editor living in Georgia.

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