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Roses in December - (Carter G. Woodson Institute) by Jody Lynn Allen
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Highlights
- The inspiring chronicle of a Black community in Virginia fighting for civil rights over the course of a pivotal century Roses in December is a story of strength, courage, and beauty found in difficult times and the most challenging of circumstances.
- About the Author: Jody Lynn Allen is Assistant Professor of History and Robert Francis Engs Director of the Lemon Project at William & Mary.
- 240 Pages
- History, African American
- Series Name: Carter G. Woodson Institute
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About the Book
"This book chronicles an upper South Black community in a rural environment coping with and even thriving in the face of day-to-day oppression between 1865 and 1965"--Book Synopsis
The inspiring chronicle of a Black community in Virginia fighting for civil rights over the course of a pivotal century Roses in December is a story of strength, courage, and beauty found in difficult times and the most challenging of circumstances. Beginning in the era of Reconstruction and ending with desegregation, Jody Lynn Allen chronicles the lives of newly freed people and their descendants in Hanover County, Virginia, providing an unprecedented look at rural Black Virginians' resilience after disfranchisement. In the century between 1865 and 1965, Black residents of Hanover County embraced liberty as they organized for education, employment, and religious freedom, and built a community that flourished in the face of white retrenchment and day-to-day oppression. In this at times poignant, at times funny, and always powerful book, Allen's attention to local, community level history offers an overlooked yet vital perspective of the civil rights movement in the rural South.About the Author
Jody Lynn Allen is Assistant Professor of History and Robert Francis Engs Director of the Lemon Project at William & Mary.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .54 Inches (D)
Weight: .78 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: African American
Series Title: Carter G. Woodson Institute
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Jody Lynn Allen
Language: English
Street Date: January 21, 2025
TCIN: 94416711
UPC: 9780813952499
Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-7155
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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