9781333558437 - Negro Migration: Changes in Rural Organization and Population of the Cotton Belt (Classic Reprint) de Jr., Thomas Jackson Woofter (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book's insightful exploration of the intertwined social and economic disintegration of the plantation system in the post-Civil War South focuses on the resulting agricultural opportunities and challenges faced by freed Black people in Georgia. The author examines the breakdown of the plantation system through the perspectives of supervision, competition, economic hardship, and crop lien systems. The resulting opportunities and challenges for Black farmers are explored, along with the complex and often contradictory dynamics of the sharecropping system. The author also delves into the rise of Black landownership and the resilience and adaptability of freed Black people in the face of systemic barriers. Through a detailed historical analysis, this book sheds light on the enduring legacy of the plantation system and the ongoing need for rural reform. It highlights the crucial role of agriculture in Southern history and the ways in which economic and social factors intersect to shape the lives of marginalized communities. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.