Author: Cynthia Skove Nevels
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585445899
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Thousands of black men died violently at the hands of mobs in the post–Civil War South. But in Brazos County, Texas, argues Cynthia Nevels, five such deaths in particular point to an emerging social phenomenon of the time: the desire of newly arrived European immigrants to assert their place in society, and the use of racially motivated violence to achieve that end. Driven by economics and the forces of history, the Italian, Irish, and Czech immigrants to this rich agricultural region were faced with the necessity of figuring out where they fit in a culture that had essentially two categories: white and black. In many ways, the newcomers realized, they belonged in neither position. In the end, they found ways to resolve the ambiguity by taking advantage of and sometimes participating directly in the South’s most brutal form of racial domination. For each of the immigrant groups caught up in the violence, the deaths of black men helped to establish racial identity and to bestow the all-important privileges of whiteness. This compelling and superbly written study will appeal to students and scholars of social and racial history, both regional and national.
Lynching to Belong
Author: Cynthia Skove Nevels
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585445899
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Thousands of black men died violently at the hands of mobs in the post–Civil War South. But in Brazos County, Texas, argues Cynthia Nevels, five such deaths in particular point to an emerging social phenomenon of the time: the desire of newly arrived European immigrants to assert their place in society, and the use of racially motivated violence to achieve that end. Driven by economics and the forces of history, the Italian, Irish, and Czech immigrants to this rich agricultural region were faced with the necessity of figuring out where they fit in a culture that had essentially two categories: white and black. In many ways, the newcomers realized, they belonged in neither position. In the end, they found ways to resolve the ambiguity by taking advantage of and sometimes participating directly in the South’s most brutal form of racial domination. For each of the immigrant groups caught up in the violence, the deaths of black men helped to establish racial identity and to bestow the all-important privileges of whiteness. This compelling and superbly written study will appeal to students and scholars of social and racial history, both regional and national.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585445899
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Thousands of black men died violently at the hands of mobs in the post–Civil War South. But in Brazos County, Texas, argues Cynthia Nevels, five such deaths in particular point to an emerging social phenomenon of the time: the desire of newly arrived European immigrants to assert their place in society, and the use of racially motivated violence to achieve that end. Driven by economics and the forces of history, the Italian, Irish, and Czech immigrants to this rich agricultural region were faced with the necessity of figuring out where they fit in a culture that had essentially two categories: white and black. In many ways, the newcomers realized, they belonged in neither position. In the end, they found ways to resolve the ambiguity by taking advantage of and sometimes participating directly in the South’s most brutal form of racial domination. For each of the immigrant groups caught up in the violence, the deaths of black men helped to establish racial identity and to bestow the all-important privileges of whiteness. This compelling and superbly written study will appeal to students and scholars of social and racial history, both regional and national.
The Italians of Steele's Store, Texas
Author: Rosemary DePasquale Boykin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780911317510
Category : Italian American families
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780911317510
Category : Italian American families
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
The Italians of Steele's Store, Texas
Author: Depasquale Boykin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570882296
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The story of the largest Italian colony in Brazo County, Texas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570882296
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The story of the largest Italian colony in Brazo County, Texas
Finding Your Italian Ancestors
Author: Suzanne Russo Adams
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 161858989X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
For millions of Americans, home means Italy, where their roots started years ago. In Finding Your Italian Ancestors, you'll discover the tools you need to trace your ancestors back to the homeland. Learn how and where to find records in the United States and Italy, get practical advice on deciphering those hard-to-read documents, and explore valuable online resources. The guide also includes maps, multiple glossaries, and an extensive bibliography.
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 161858989X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
For millions of Americans, home means Italy, where their roots started years ago. In Finding Your Italian Ancestors, you'll discover the tools you need to trace your ancestors back to the homeland. Learn how and where to find records in the United States and Italy, get practical advice on deciphering those hard-to-read documents, and explore valuable online resources. The guide also includes maps, multiple glossaries, and an extensive bibliography.
Mythic Galveston
Author: Susan Wiley Hardwick
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801868870
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
In Mythic Galveston: Reinventing America's Third Coast, Susan Wiley Hardwick examines Galveston's rapid rise and the myth created by immigrants and boosters of an abundant island with a highly temperate, even tropical, climate, ideal for settlement. Hardwick's historical analysis focuses on immigrant settlement patterns and the important contributions to Galveston's evolving sense of place made by diverse ethnic and racial groups."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801868870
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
In Mythic Galveston: Reinventing America's Third Coast, Susan Wiley Hardwick examines Galveston's rapid rise and the myth created by immigrants and boosters of an abundant island with a highly temperate, even tropical, climate, ideal for settlement. Hardwick's historical analysis focuses on immigrant settlement patterns and the important contributions to Galveston's evolving sense of place made by diverse ethnic and racial groups."--BOOK JACKET.
The Italians of Steele's Store, Texas
Author: Anne Boykin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780976130161
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780976130161
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The Sociology of the South
Author: Fisk University. Social Science Institute
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Heart of Texas Records
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Registers of births, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Registers of births, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Italian-American Who's Who; a Biographical Dictionary of Italian American Leaders and Distinguished Italian Residents of the United States...
The Tragedy of Lynching
Author: Arthur F. Raper
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 146964021X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
This book deals with the quest for a preventive to lynching which can be undertaken only after one has an understanding of what it is that is to be prevented. This necessary analysis of lynching--its background, circumstances, and meaning--introduces many baffling elements. The author has made a detailed study of the lynchings of 1930 in an effort to find an answer to the complexities of the problem. Originally published in 1933. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 146964021X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 591
Book Description
This book deals with the quest for a preventive to lynching which can be undertaken only after one has an understanding of what it is that is to be prevented. This necessary analysis of lynching--its background, circumstances, and meaning--introduces many baffling elements. The author has made a detailed study of the lynchings of 1930 in an effort to find an answer to the complexities of the problem. Originally published in 1933. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.