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The Maid Narratives

Black Domestics and White Families in the Jim Crow South

By: Katherine Van Wormer,David W. Jackson III,Charletta Sudduth

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The Maid Narratives

Black Domestics and White Families in the Jim Crow South

By: Katherine Van Wormer,David W. Jackson III,Charletta Sudduth

The Maid Narratives shares the memories of black domestic workers and the white families they served, uncovering the often intimate relationships between maid and mistress. Based on interviews with over fifty people -- both white and black -- these stories deliver a personal and powerful message about resilience and resistance in the face of oppression in the Jim Crow South. The housekeepers, caretakers, sharecroppers, and cooks who share their experiences in The Maid Narratives ultimately moved away during the Great Migration. Their perspectives as servants who left for better opportunities outside of the South offer an original telling of physical and psychological survival in a racially oppressive caste system: Vinella Byrd, for instance, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, recalls how a farmer she worked for would not allow her to clean her hands in the family's wash pan. These narratives are complemented by the voices of white women, such as Flora Templeton Stuart, from New Orleans, who remembers her maid fondly but realizes that she knew little about her life. Like Stuart, many of the white narrators remain troubled by the racial norms of the time. Viewed as a whole, the book presents varied, rich, and detailed accounts, often tragic, and sometimes humorous. The Maid Narratives reveals, across racial lines, shared hardships, strong emotional ties, and inspiring strength.

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LSU Press

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0807149705

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9780807149706

The Life and Music of Graham Jackson

By: David Cason

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The Life and Music of Graham Jackson

By: David Cason

A groundbreaking Black artist and his career in the Jim Crow South This book is the first biography of Graham Jackson (1903-1983), a virtuosic musician whose life story displays the complexities of being a Black professional in the segregated South. David Cason discusses how Jackson navigated a web of racial and social negotiations throughout his long career and highlights his little-known role in events of the twentieth century. Widely known for an iconic photo taken of him playing the accordion in tears at Franklin D. Roosevelt’s funeral, which became a Life magazine cover, Jackson is revealed here to have a much deeper story. He was a performer, composer, and high school music director known for his skills on the piano and organ. Jackson was among the first Black men to enlist in the Navy during World War II, helping recruit many other volunteers and raising over $2 million for the war effort. After the war he became a fixture at Atlanta music venues and in 1971, Governor Jimmy Carter proclaimed Jackson the State Musician of Georgia. Cason examines Jackson’s groundbreaking roles with a critical eye, taking into account how Jackson drew on his connections with white elites including Roosevelt, Coca-Cola magnate Robert Woodruff, and golfer Bobby Jones, and was censured by Black Power figures for playing songs associated with Confederate memory. Based on archival, newspaper, and interview materials, The Life and Music of Graham Jackson brings into view the previously unknown story of an ambitious and talented artist and his controversial approach to the politics and culture of his day. Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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162

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University Press of Florida

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0813072875

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9780813072876

Frank Lloyd Wright's Monona Terrace

The Enduring Power of a Civic Vision

By: David V. Mollenhoff,Mary Jane Hamilton

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Monona Terrace

The Enduring Power of a Civic Vision

By: David V. Mollenhoff,Mary Jane Hamilton

The story of the decades-long struggle to build a civic center in Madison, Wisconsin.

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346

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299155005

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9780299155001

The Cemeteries of Jackson and Sandy Ridge Townships, Union Co., NC: Volume 2- Birthdate Index

By: S. David Carriker, D. Min.

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The Cemeteries of Jackson and Sandy Ridge Townships, Union Co., NC: Volume 2- Birthdate Index

By: S. David Carriker, D. Min.

This title is the second volume in a four volume series on the cemeteries of Jackson and Sandy Ridge Townships in Union County, North Carolina. It contains information on 144 cemeteries and 27,524 graves.

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560

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Lulu.com

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1387198467

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9781387198467

Lynching and Mob Violence in Ohio, 1772-1938

By: David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

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Lynching and Mob Violence in Ohio, 1772-1938

By: David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

In the late 19th century Ohio was reeling from a wave of lynchings and other acts of racially motivated mob violence. Many of these acts were attributed to well-known and respected men and women yet few of them were ever prosecuted--some were even lauded for taking the law into their own hands. In 1892, Ohio-born Benjamin Harrison was the first U.S. President to call for anti-lynching legislation. Four years later, his home state responded with the Smith Act "for the Suppression of Mob Violence." One of the most severe anti-lynching laws in the country, it was a major step forward, though it did little to address the underlying causes of racial intolerance and distrust of law enforcement. Chronicling hundreds of acts of mob violence in Ohio, this book explores the acts themselves, their motivations and the law's response to them.

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248

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McFarland

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1476634122

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9781476634128

The American Presidents

By: David C. Whitney

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The American Presidents

By: David C. Whitney

The American Presidency is at once the strongest and the weakest point in our democratic system and the most powerful office in the world. It has been held by forty-two men, each of whom, whether dull or flamboyant, virtuous or corrupt, humble or imperial, capable or inept, has interpreted his constitutional power and responded to the imperatives of history in his own way. With scholarly accuracy and appealing informality, David C. Whitney and Robin Vaugh Whitney have drawn vivid profiles of the chief executives. They show how each man moved to the White House through a series of triumphs, setbacks, accidents, and achievements; why he was the sort of man he was, and why he became the sort of president he did. With objectivity and candor, each man is evaluated in relation to to the unfolding drama of U.S. history. Though the majority were lawyers, many of the presidents had military backgrounds, including four Civil War generals (Grant, Hayes, Garfield, and Benjamin Harrison). Seven presidents served in World War II. Twenty had been governors of states or territories. The election of George W. Bush marked only the second time the son of a former president won the nation's highest office. The legacy of the american presidency is a mixture of obscurity and greatness, mediocrity and brilliance, weakness and strength. But, considered together, the men who have held that office have provided the best continuity of leadership any nation in history has ever enjoyed.

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698

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1582881677

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9781582881676

First Responder

Your First Response in Emergency Care

By: David Schottke

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First Responder

Your First Response in Emergency Care

By: David Schottke

Workbook to accompany the student textbook by National

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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0867205415

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9780867205411

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