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Heritage and hate : Old South rhetoric at Southern universities /

Explores how Ole Miss and other Southern universities presently contend with an inherited panoply of Southern words and symbols and "Old South" traditions, everything that publicly defines these communities, from anthems to buildings to flags to monuments to mascots.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Monroe, Stephen M., 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2021]
Series:Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.
Subjects:
University of Mississippi > Case studies.
Rhetoric > Confederate States of America > Influence.
Rhetoric > Social aspects > Southern States.
Universities and colleges > Social aspects > Southern States.
Group identity > Southern States.
Collective memory > Southern States.
African Americans > Southern States > Social conditions.
Racism > Southern States > History.
Southern States > Race relations.
Description
Summary:Explores how Ole Miss and other Southern universities presently contend with an inherited panoply of Southern words and symbols and "Old South" traditions, everything that publicly defines these communities, from anthems to buildings to flags to monuments to mascots.
Physical Description:xxiii, 256 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817320935
0817320938