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The Upshaws of County Line - An American Family

English · Hardback

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The Upshaws founded the community of County Line in the 1870s in deep East Texas. As with other relatively autonomous black communities, the Upshaws sought a safe place to raise their children and create a livelihood during Reconstruction and Jim Crow Texas. In the late 1980s photographer Richard Orton visited County Line for the first time and became aware of a world he did not know existed. Covering a period of twenty-five years, Orton juxtaposes his images with text from people who grew up in and have remained connected to their birthplace.

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RICHARD ORTON was born in Nacogdoches and raised in Midland. He became mesmerized by photography after seeing an image materializing in a development tray. After two years in the Peace Corps, he settled in Austin, Texas, where he worked with nonprofits before becoming a photographer for the Texas House of Representatives. He moved back to Nacogdoches in 2007.

Product details

Authors Richard Orton, Richard S Orton, Richard S. Orton, Richard S./ Sitton Orton
Publisher Texas A&M University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 20.10.2014
 
EAN 9781574415711
ISBN 978-1-57441-571-1
No. of pages 144
Subjects Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)

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