Jim Crow''s Legacy The Lasting Impact of Segregation

Jim Crow’s Legacy shows the lasting impacts of segregation on the lives of African Americans who lived through it, as well as its impact on future generations. The book draws on interviews with elderly African American southerners whose stories poignantly show the devastation of racism not only in the past, but also in the present.

About the author

Joe R. Feagin is a U.S. sociologist and social theorist who has conducted extensive research on racial and gender issues, especially in regard to the United States. He is currently the Ella C. McFadden Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University. Feagin has done much research work on race and ethnic relations and has served as the scholar in residence at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He has written over 60 books, one of which (Ghetto Revolts) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He is the 2006 recipient of a Harvard Alumni Association achievement award and was the 1999-2000 president of the American Sociological Association.

Summary

Jim Crow’s Legacy shows the lasting impacts of segregation on the lives of African Americans who lived through it, as well as its impact on future generations. The book draws on interviews with elderly African American southerners whose stories poignantly show the devastation of racism not only in the past, but also in the present.

Product details

• Authors: Ruth Thompson-Miller, Joe R. Feagin, Leslie H. Picca, Ruth Feagin Thompson-Miller, Thompson-Miller, Thompson-Miller Ruth, Feagin Joe R., Picca Leslie H.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 20.11.2014
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories
• EAN: 9781442241633
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4163-3
• Pages: 278
• Series: Perspectives on a Multiracial America; Perspectives on a Multiracial; Perspectives on a Multiracial America; Perspectives on a Multiracial
• Subjects: USA, Ethnic Studies, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Black & Asian Studies, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General