| The Senator and the Sharecropper: The Freedom Struggles of James O. Eastland and Fannie Lou Hamer Contributor(s): Asch, Chris Myers (Author) |
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ISBN: 1595583327 ISBN-13: 9781595583321 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: This elegant work intertwines the life histories of a staunch segregationist and his sharecropper nemesis as they come to confront each other on the national political stage at the height of the civil rights struggle. Illustrated. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 2007037378 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.4" W x 9.28" (1.53 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - South - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the story of the epic struggle for black equality in the 20th century told through the deeply intertwined life histories of the staunch segregationist and wealthy cotton planter, Senator James O. Eastland, and his sharecropper nemesis, Fannie Lou Hamer, who became the spiritual leader of the civil rights movement. |