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Middle Georgia and the Approach of Modernity

- Essays on Race, Culture and Daily Life, 1885-1945

About Middle Georgia and the Approach of Modernity

By the eve of the 20th century, Middle Georgia was a rural region transitioning from the aftermath of the Reconstruction Era into the modern age. This collection of new essays describes the lives of the common people of the day. A grisly mass murder underscored issues of race, class and poverty. African Americans struggled for self-betterment against the rise of Jim Crow. Women striving to overcome gender barriers found a hero in a pioneering female pilot. The government worked to protect communities from the influenza pandemic of 1918. Fighting boll weevils and declining cotton prices, farmers diversified crops and developed a national pimento pepper industry.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781476666907
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 195
  • Published:
  • June 27, 2018
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x10 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 263 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Middle Georgia and the Approach of Modernity

By the eve of the 20th century, Middle Georgia was a rural region transitioning from the aftermath of the Reconstruction Era into the modern age. This collection of new essays describes the lives of the common people of the day. A grisly mass murder underscored issues of race, class and poverty. African Americans struggled for self-betterment against the rise of Jim Crow. Women striving to overcome gender barriers found a hero in a pioneering female pilot. The government worked to protect communities from the influenza pandemic of 1918. Fighting boll weevils and declining cotton prices, farmers diversified crops and developed a national pimento pepper industry.

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