Freedom farmers : agricultural resistance and the black freedom movement /
Expands the historical narrative of the black freedom struggle to embrace the work, roles and contributions of southern black farmers and the organizations they formed. Whereas existing scholarship generally views agriculture as a site of oppression and exploitation of black people, this book reveal...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Justice, power, and politics.
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| Summary: | Expands the historical narrative of the black freedom struggle to embrace the work, roles and contributions of southern black farmers and the organizations they formed. Whereas existing scholarship generally views agriculture as a site of oppression and exploitation of black people, this book reveals agriculture as a site of resistance and provides a historical foundation that adds meaning and context to current conversations around the resurgence of food justice/sovereignty movements in urban spaces like Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, New York City, and New Orleans. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781469643694 1469643693 |