Raised Up Down Yonder

Growing Up Black in Rural Alabama

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, Anthropology, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
Cover of the book Raised Up Down Yonder by Angela McMillan Howell, University Press of Mississippi
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Author: Angela McMillan Howell ISBN: 9781496800312
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi Publication: November 1, 2013
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi Language: English
Author: Angela McMillan Howell
ISBN: 9781496800312
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Publication: November 1, 2013
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Language: English

Raised Up Down Yonder attempts to shift focus away from why black youth are "problematic" to explore what their daily lives actually entail. Howell travels to the small community of Hamilton, Alabama, to investigate what it is like for a young black person to grow up in the contemporary rural South.

What she finds is that the young people of Hamilton are neither idly passing their time in a stereotypically languid setting nor are they being corrupted by hip-hop culture and the perils of the urban North, as many pundits suggest. Rather, they are dynamic and diverse young people making their way through the structures that define the twenty-first-century South. Told through the poignant stories of several high school students, Raised Up Down Yonder reveals a group that is often rendered invisible in society. Blended families, football sagas, crunk music, expanding social networks, and a nearby segregated prom are just a few of the fascinating juxtapositions.

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Raised Up Down Yonder attempts to shift focus away from why black youth are "problematic" to explore what their daily lives actually entail. Howell travels to the small community of Hamilton, Alabama, to investigate what it is like for a young black person to grow up in the contemporary rural South.

What she finds is that the young people of Hamilton are neither idly passing their time in a stereotypically languid setting nor are they being corrupted by hip-hop culture and the perils of the urban North, as many pundits suggest. Rather, they are dynamic and diverse young people making their way through the structures that define the twenty-first-century South. Told through the poignant stories of several high school students, Raised Up Down Yonder reveals a group that is often rendered invisible in society. Blended families, football sagas, crunk music, expanding social networks, and a nearby segregated prom are just a few of the fascinating juxtapositions.

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