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Article: Race in the American South: From Slavery to Civil Rights.(Book review)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Southern History
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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Race in the American South: From Slavery to Civil Rights. By David Brown and Clive Webb. (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, c. 2007. Pp. [viii], 392. Paper, $24.95, ISBN 978-0-7486-1375-5; cloth, $75.00, ISBN 978-0-7486-1376-2.)
In this splendid synthesis of southern history using race as the organizing principle, David Brown and Clive Webb argue that race has been determinative in southern history, even as it interacted with class, gender, ethnicity, and religion. The authors blend the most recent interpretations into a highly readable narrative. The material is organized chronologically into twelve chapters. Each chapter attempts to answer key questions ...