Dispossession

Discrimination against African American Farmers in the Age of Civil Rights

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
Cover of the book Dispossession by Pete Daniel, The University of North Carolina Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Pete Daniel ISBN: 9781469602028
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: March 29, 2013
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Pete Daniel
ISBN: 9781469602028
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: March 29, 2013
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

Between 1940 and 1974, the number of African American farmers fell from 681,790 to just 45,594--a drop of 93 percent. In his hard-hitting book, historian Pete Daniel analyzes this decline and chronicles black farmers' fierce struggles to remain on the land in the face of discrimination by bureaucrats in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He exposes the shameful fact that at the very moment civil rights laws promised to end discrimination, hundreds of thousands of black farmers lost their hold on the land as they were denied loans, information, and access to the programs essential to survival in a capital-intensive farm structure.

More than a matter of neglect of these farmers and their rights, this "passive nullification" consisted of a blizzard of bureaucratic obfuscation, blatant acts of discrimination and cronyism, violence, and intimidation. Dispossession recovers a lost chapter of the black experience in the American South, presenting a counternarrative to the conventional story of the progress achieved by the civil rights movement.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Between 1940 and 1974, the number of African American farmers fell from 681,790 to just 45,594--a drop of 93 percent. In his hard-hitting book, historian Pete Daniel analyzes this decline and chronicles black farmers' fierce struggles to remain on the land in the face of discrimination by bureaucrats in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He exposes the shameful fact that at the very moment civil rights laws promised to end discrimination, hundreds of thousands of black farmers lost their hold on the land as they were denied loans, information, and access to the programs essential to survival in a capital-intensive farm structure.

More than a matter of neglect of these farmers and their rights, this "passive nullification" consisted of a blizzard of bureaucratic obfuscation, blatant acts of discrimination and cronyism, violence, and intimidation. Dispossession recovers a lost chapter of the black experience in the American South, presenting a counternarrative to the conventional story of the progress achieved by the civil rights movement.

More books from The University of North Carolina Press

Cover of the book A Golden Haze of Memory by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book The Myth of José Martí by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book C. Wright Mills and the Cuban Revolution by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book Hazards of the Job by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book Sacred Interests by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book American Orientalism by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book The Battle for North Carolina's Coast by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book A Saint of Our Own by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book The Loyal Republic by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book Between Authority and Liberty by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book Archives of Dispossession by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book African Cherokees in Indian Territory by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book Immigrant City by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book Religious Intolerance in America by Pete Daniel
Cover of the book The Duke's Province by Pete Daniel
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy