Race, War, and Remembrance in the Appalachian South
Among the most pervasive of stereotypes imposed upon southern highlanders is that they were white, opposed slavery, and supported the Union before and…
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Women of the Mountain South: Identity, Work, and Activism
Scholars of southern Appalachia have largely focused their research on men, particularly white men. While there have been a few important studies of A…
Appalachians and Race: The Mountain South from Slavery to Segregation
African Americans have had a profound impact on the economy, culture, and social landscape of southern Appalachia but only after a surge of study in t…
Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
If all children could just get an education, the logic goes, they would have the same opportunities later in life. But this historical tour de force m…
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Seldom does a book have the impact of Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow. Since it was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decis…
The Birth Certificate: An American History
For many Americans, the birth certificate is a mundane piece of paper, unearthed from deep storage when applying for a driver's license, verifying inf…