{"product_id":"old-south-new-south-or-down-south-florida-and-the-modern-civil-rights-movement-paperback","title":"Old South, New South, or Down South?: Florida and the Modern Civil Rights Movement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrvin D. S. Winsboro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld South, New South, or Down South?: Florida and the Modern Civil Rights Movement exposes the image, illusion, and reality behind Florida's hidden story of racial discrimination and violence. By exploring multiple perspectives on racially motivated events, such as black agency, political stonewalling, and racist assaults, this collection of nine essays reconceptualizes the civil rights legacy of the Sunshine State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a state, tarnished with a racist, violent history, emerge from the modern civil rights movement with a reputation for tolerance and progression? \u003ci\u003eOld South, New South, or Down South?: Florida and the Modern Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the image, illusion, and reality behind Florida's hidden story of racial discrimination and violence. By exploring multiple perspectives on racially motivated events, such as black agency, political stonewalling, and racist assaults, this collection of nine essays reconceptualizes the civil rights legacy of the Sunshine State. Its dissection of local, isolated acts of rebellion reveals a strategic, political concealment of the once dominant, often overlooked, old south attitude towards race in Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrvin D.S. Winsboro\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History, African-American Studies, and Florida Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFeminism and Black Activism in Contemporary America: An Ideological Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other works and articles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors Include: \u003c\/b\u003e Abel A. Bartley, Gregory Bush, Marvin Dunn, Leonard R. Lempel, Connie L. Lester, Paul Ortiz, Amy Sasscer, Lise M. Steinhauer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796770816288,"sku":"9781933202440","price":28.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/99bb398a19937f0309a888b960e23c07.webp?v=1780767090","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/old-south-new-south-or-down-south-florida-and-the-modern-civil-rights-movement-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}