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Author:

Womack, Veronica L.

Title:

Abandonment in Dixie : underdevelopment in the Black Belt / Veronica L. Womack.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Mercer University Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

236 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--Southern States--History--21st century.
African Americans--Southern States--Social conditions--21st century.
Southern States--Politics and government--21st century.
Southern States--Rural conditions.
Southern States--Race relations.
Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The Black Belt region defined -- How slavery shaped the history of the Black Belt -- The unique political culture of the region -- Modern racialized politics in the Black Belt -- Rural African Americans and persistent poverty -- Development policy and the region's political economy -- Recent developments in the Black Belt.

Series:

Voices of the African diaspora

ISBN:

0881464406 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780881464405 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)828893353

LCCN:

2013030160

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)