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African Americans and the Mississippi River: Race, History, and the Environment: Routledge Environmental Humanities

Autor Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2022
This book follows the historical trajectory of African Americans and their relationship with the Mississippi River dating back to the 1700s and ending with Hurricane Katrina and the still-contested Delta landscape.
Long touted in literary and historical works, the Mississippi River remains an iconic presence in the American landscape. Whether referred to as "Old Man River" or the "Big Muddy," the Mississippi River represents imageries ranging from the pastoral and Acadian to turbulent and unpredictable. However, these imageries—revealed through the cultural production of artists, writers, poets, musicians, and even filmmakers—did not reflect the experiences of everyone living and working along the river. Missing is a broader discourse of the African American community and the Mississippi River. Through the experiences of African Americans with the Mississippi River, which included narratives of labor (free and enslaved), refuge, floods, and migration, a different history of the river and its environs emerges.
The book brings multiple perspectives together to explore this rich history of the Mississippi River through the intersection of race and class with the environment. The text will be of great interest to students and researchers in environmental humanities, including environmental justice studies, ethnic studies, and US and African American history.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138671331
ISBN-10: 1138671339
Pagini: 206
Ilustrații: 38
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.9 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Environmental Humanities

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Cuprins

1. The Colonial Era: The River and Its Bayous  2. The Antebellum Era: A River of Contradictions  3. The Post-War Years: New River Roles  4. The Great Flood of 1927: A Modern River  5. Memory Persists: Community and Hurricanes

Notă biografică

Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted is Professor Emeritus at Eastern Washington University, USA.  Her publications include Rivers, Memory and Nation-Building: A History of the Volga and Mississippi Rivers, and Water and Human Societies: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, coedited with David A. Pietz.

Descriere

This book follows the historical trajectory of African Americans and their relationship with the Mississippi River dating back to the 1700s and ending with Hurricane Katrina and the still-contested Delta landscape.