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The Many Deaths of Nat Turner: Contested Historical Memory under Slavery and Segregation Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Adam Thomas
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Many Deaths of Nat Turner:Contested Historical Memory under Slavery and Segregation Adam Thomas (bio) According to Percy Claud, Nat Turner was lynched. By the time he gave his account to historian Henry Irving Tragle in 1969, Claud, an African American farmer, had lived for seventy years in Southampton County, Virginia, the site of
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Christian Paternalism and the Contested Ideology of Slaveholding in Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry, 1845–1865 Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Lacy K. Ford
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Christian Paternalism and the Contested Ideology of Slaveholding in Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry, 1845–1865 Lacy K. Ford (bio) This essay explores the contentious history of Christian paternalism in Charleston and the surrounding South Carolina Lowcountry during the late antebellum era as the movement repeatedly confronted
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Forgetting Slave Sales: Race, Historic Preservation, and the Rationalization of Urban Space in Early-Twentieth-Century New Orleans Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Nadine Klopfer
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Forgetting Slave Sales:Race, Historic Preservation, and the Rationalization of Urban Space in Early-Twentieth-Century New Orleans Nadine Klopfer (bio) It would be a crying shame and disgrace if America should permit one of the very greatest of its historical monuments to pass away," a reader of the New Orleans Times-Picayune exclaimed
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Is Southern History on Life Support?: A Review Essay Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Natalie J. Ring
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Is Southern History on Life Support?:A Review Essay Natalie J. Ring (bio) Reinterpreting Southern Histories: Essays in Historiography. Edited by Craig Thompson Friend and Lorri Glover. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2020. Pp. xvi, 608. Paper, $40.00, ISBN 978-0-8071-7346-6; cloth, $80.00, ISBN 978-0-8071-7256-8.) For a
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The Nature of Slavery: Environment and Plantation Labor in the Anglo-Atlantic World by Katherine Johnston (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Mary Draper
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Nature of Slavery: Environment and Plantation Labor in the Anglo-Atlantic World by Katherine Johnston Mary Draper The Nature of Slavery: Environment and Plantation Labor in the Anglo-Atlantic World. By Katherine Johnston. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. Pp. xii, 263. $35.99, ISBN 978-0-19-751460-3.) Throughout
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Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp by J. Brent Morris (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Justin Iverson
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp by J. Brent Morris Justin Iverson Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp. By J. Brent Morris. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2022. Pp. [xii], 244. $29.95, ISBN 978-1-4696-6825-3.) Dismal Freedom: A History of the
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The Travels of Richard Traunter: Two Journeys through the Native Southeast in 1698 and 1699 ed. by Sandra L. Dahlberg (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Sheri Shuck-Hall
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Travels of Richard Traunter: Two Journeys through the Native Southeast in 1698 and 1699 ed. by Sandra L. Dahlberg Sheri Shuck-Hall The Travels of Richard Traunter: Two Journeys through the Native Southeast in 1698 and 1699. Edited by Sandra L. Dahlberg. Early American Histories. (Charlottesville and London: University
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The Great Power of Small Nations: Indigenous Diplomacy in the Gulf South by Elizabeth N. Ellis (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Miller Shores Wright
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Great Power of Small Nations: Indigenous Diplomacy in the Gulf South by Elizabeth N. Ellis Miller Shores Wright The Great Power of Small Nations: Indigenous Diplomacy in the Gulf South. By Elizabeth N. Ellis. Early American Studies. (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2023. Pp. [vi], 330. $39.95, ISBN 978-1-5128-2309-7
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Cherokee Odyssey: The Journey from Sovereign to "Civilized." by Michael P. Morris (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Steve Oatis
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Cherokee Odyssey: The Journey from Sovereign to "Civilized." by Michael P. Morris Steve Oatis Cherokee Odyssey: The Journey from Sovereign to "Civilized." By Michael P. Morris. New Studies in Southern History. (Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, 2023. Pp. x, 193. $95.00, ISBN 978-1-66691-408-5.) In Cherokee Odyssey: The Journey
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The Permanent Resident: Excavations and Explorations of George Washington's Life by Philip Levy (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Katherine J. Lennard
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Permanent Resident: Excavations and Explorations of George Washington's Life by Philip Levy Katherine J. Lennard The Permanent Resident: Excavations and Explorations of George Washington's Life. By Philip Levy. Early American Histories. (Charlottesville and London: University of Virginia Press, 2022. Pp. x, 249. $34.50
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In the True Blue's Wake: Slavery and Freedom Among the Families of Smithfield Plantation by Daniel B. Thorp (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Kelly Houston Jones
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: In the True Blue's Wake: Slavery and Freedom Among the Families of Smithfield Plantation by Daniel B. Thorp Kelly Houston Jones In the True Blue's Wake: Slavery and Freedom Among the Families of Smithfield Plantation. By Daniel B. Thorp. The American South Series. (Charlottesville and London: University of Virginia Press,
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The Battle of Musgrove's Mill, 1780: "Picked Men Well Mounted." by John Buchanan (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Jason Stroud
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Battle of Musgrove's Mill, 1780: "Picked Men Well Mounted." by John Buchanan Jason Stroud The Battle of Musgrove's Mill, 1780: "Picked Men Well Mounted." By John Buchanan. Small Battles. (Yardley, Pa.: Westholme, 2022. Pp. xx, 116. $28.00, ISBN 978-1-59416-393-7.) In his short book The Battle of Musgrove's Mill, 1780:
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We Will Be Free: The Life and Faith of Sojourner Truth by Nancy Koester (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Peter Porsche
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: We Will Be Free: The Life and Faith of Sojourner Truth by Nancy Koester Peter Porsche We Will Be Free: The Life and Faith of Sojourner Truth. By Nancy Koester. Library of Religious Biography. (Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2023. Pp. xx, 270. $29.99, ISBN 978-0-8028-7247-0.) On August 22, 1852
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Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina ed. by Adrienne Spinozzi, and: Praise Songs for Dave the Potter: Art and Poetry for David Drake ed. by P. Gabrielle Foreman (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Rachel C. Kirby
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina ed. by Adrienne Spinozzi, and: Praise Songs for Dave the Potter: Art and Poetry for David Drake ed. by P. Gabrielle Foreman Rachel C. Kirby Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina. Edited by Adrienne Spinozzi. (New York: Metropolitan Museum
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Slavery and Freedom in the Bluegrass State: Revisiting My Old Kentucky Home ed. by Gerald L. Smith (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 John R. McKivigan
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Slavery and Freedom in the Bluegrass State: Revisiting My Old Kentucky Home ed. by Gerald L. Smith John R. McKivigan Slavery and Freedom in the Bluegrass State: Revisiting My Old Kentucky Home. Edited by Gerald L. Smith. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2023. Pp. viii, 369. Paper, $20.00, ISBN 978-0-8131-9711-1; cloth
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Consent in the Presence of Force: Sexual Violence and Black Women's Survival in Antebellum New Orleans by Emily A. Owens (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Maria R. Montalvo
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Consent in the Presence of Force: Sexual Violence and Black Women's Survival in Antebellum New Orleans by Emily A. Owens Maria R. Montalvo Consent in the Presence of Force: Sexual Violence and Black Women's Survival in Antebellum New Orleans. By Emily A. Owens. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2023. Pp. xviii
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Union General: Samuel Ryan Curtis and Victory in the West by William L. Shea (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 James R. Jewell
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Union General: Samuel Ryan Curtis and Victory in the West by William L. Shea James R. Jewell Union General: Samuel Ryan Curtis and Victory in the West. By William L. Shea. (Lincoln, Neb.: Potomac Books, 2023. Pp. xii, 346. $34.95, ISBN 978-1-64012-518-6.) According to author William L. Shea, "Samuel Ryan Curtis was the most
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Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad by Andrew K. Diemer (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Kevin Vrevich
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad by Andrew K. Diemer Kevin Vrevich Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad. By Andrew K. Diemer. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. Pp. viii, 410. $30.00, ISBN 978-0-593-53438-0.) William Still, the subject of a new trade-press
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Delivered Under Fire: Absalom Markland and Freedom's Mail by Candice Shy Hooper (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Earl J. Hess
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Delivered Under Fire: Absalom Markland and Freedom's Mail by Candice Shy Hooper Earl J. Hess Delivered Under Fire: Absalom Markland and Freedom's Mail. By Candice Shy Hooper. (Lincoln, Neb.: Potomac Books, 2023. Pp. xiv, 317. $36.95, ISBN 978-1-64012-448-6.) The thesis of Delivered Under Fire: Absalom Markland and Freedom's
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James McDowell of Virginia: The Perils of an Antebellum Southern Reformer by Charles A. Bodie (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Randall S. Gooden
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: James McDowell of Virginia: The Perils of an Antebellum Southern Reformerby Charles A. Bodie Randall S. Gooden James McDowell of Virginia: The Perils of an Antebellum Southern Reformer. By Charles A. Bodie. New Studies in Southern History. (Lanham, Md., and other cities: Lexington Books, 2023. Pp. xx, 220. $100.00, ISBN 978-1-66692-735-1
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John T. Wilder: Union General, Southern Industrialist by Steven Cox (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Christopher C. Meyers
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: John T. Wilder: Union General, Southern Industrialist by Steven Cox Christopher C. Meyers John T. Wilder: Union General, Southern Industrialist. By Steven Cox. (Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2023. Pp. xxxii, 203. $35.00, ISBN 978-0-88146-884-7.) As the post–Civil War South began building an industrial economy, Indianan
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The Most Absolute Abolition: Runaways, Vigilance Committees, and the Rise of Revolutionary Abolitionism, 1835–1861 by Jesse Olsavsky (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Adam Rothman
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Most Absolute Abolition: Runaways, Vigilance Committees, and the Rise of Revolutionary Abolitionism, 1835–1861by Jesse Olsavsky Adam Rothman The Most Absolute Abolition: Runaways, Vigilance Committees, and the Rise of Revolutionary Abolitionism, 1835–1861. By Jesse Olsavsky. Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World
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Mad with Freedom: The Political Economy of Blackness, Insanity, and Civil Rights in the U.S. South, 1840–1940 by Élodie Edwards-Grossi (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Martin Summers
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Mad with Freedom: The Political Economy of Blackness, Insanity, and Civil Rights in the U.S. South, 1840–1940 by Élodie Edwards-Grossi Martin Summers Mad with Freedom: The Political Economy of Blackness, Insanity, and Civil Rights in the U.S. South, 1840–1940. By Élodie Edwards-Grossi. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University
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Romare Bearden in the Homeland of His Imagination: An Artist's Reckoning with the South by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Erica L. Ball
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Romare Bearden in the Homeland of His Imagination: An Artist's Reckoning with the South by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore Erica L. Ball Romare Bearden in the Homeland of His Imagination: An Artist's Reckoning with the South. By Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2022. Pp. xiv, 160. $40.00
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The End of Public Execution: Race, Religion, and Punishment in the American South by Michael Ayers Trotti (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 David Sehat
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The End of Public Execution: Race, Religion, and Punishment in the American South by Michael Ayers Trotti David Sehat The End of Public Execution: Race, Religion, and Punishment in the American South. By Michael Ayers Trotti. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2022. Pp. xiv, 251. Paper, $32.95, ISBN 978-1-4696-7041-6;
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The Last Fire-Eater: Roger A. Pryor and the Search for a Southern Identity by William A. Link (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Dan R. Frost
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Last Fire-Eater: Roger A. Pryor and the Search for a Southern Identityby William A. Link Dan R. Frost The Last Fire-Eater: Roger A. Pryor and the Search for a Southern Identity. By William A. Link. Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2023. Pp. viii, 123.
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Being Indigenous in Jim Crow Virginia: Powhatan People and the Color Line by Laura J. Feller (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Gregory D. Smithers
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Being Indigenous in Jim Crow Virginia: Powhatan People and the Color Line by Laura J. Feller Gregory D. Smithers Being Indigenous in Jim Crow Virginia: Powhatan People and the Color Line. By Laura J. Feller. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2022. Pp. x, 275. Paper, $29.95, ISBN 978-0-8061-9389-2; cloth, $45.00, ISBN
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The Democratic Collapse: How Gender Politics Broke a Party and a Nation, 1856–1861 by Lauren N. Haumesser (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Michael D. Pierson
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Democratic Collapse: How Gender Politics Broke a Party and a Nation, 1856–1861by Lauren N. Haumesser Michael D. Pierson The Democratic Collapse: How Gender Politics Broke a Party and a Nation, 1856–1861. By Lauren N. Haumesser. Civil War America. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2022. Pp. xii, 217. Paper
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Navigating Liberty: Black Refugees and Antislavery Reformers in the Civil War South by John Cimprich (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Ashley Towle
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Navigating Liberty: Black Refugees and Antislavery Reformers in the Civil War Southby John Cimprich Ashley Towle Navigating Liberty: Black Refugees and Antislavery Reformers in the Civil War South. By John Cimprich. Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press
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Civil War Field Artillery: Promise and Performance on the Battlefield by Earl J. Hess (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Richard B. McCaslin
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Civil War Field Artillery: Promise and Performance on the Battlefield by Earl J. Hess Richard B. McCaslin Civil War Field Artillery: Promise and Performance on the Battlefield. By Earl J. Hess. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2023. Pp. xxiv, 396. $50.00, ISBN 978-0-8071-7800-3.) Earl J. Hess has written more
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Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroad by Miriam Thaggert (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Pam Brooks
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroadby Miriam Thaggert Pam Brooks Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroad. By Miriam Thaggert. Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History. (Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield: University of Illinois Press, 2022. Pp. xiv, 188. Paper,
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The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of the American Civil War and Reconstruction ed. by Kathleen Diffley and Coleman Hutchison (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Trisha M. Brady
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of the American Civil War and Reconstructioned. by Kathleen Diffley and Coleman Hutchison Trisha M. Brady The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Edited by Kathleen Diffley and Coleman Hutchison. Cambridge Companions to Literature and
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From the Mountains to the Bay: The War in Virginia, January–May 1862 by Ethan S. Rafuse (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Cecily N. Zander
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: From the Mountains to the Bay: The War in Virginia, January–May 1862by Ethan S. Rafuse Cecily N. Zander From the Mountains to the Bay: The War in Virginia, January–May 1862. By Ethan S. Rafuse. Modern War Studies. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2023. Pp. xxii, 400. $49.95, ISBN 978-0-7006-3353-1.) Readers would be
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Gettysburg's Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond by Hampton Newsome (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Keith Altavilla
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Gettysburg's Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmondby Hampton Newsome Keith Altavilla Gettysburg's Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond. By Hampton Newsome. Modern War Studies. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2022. Pp. viii, 411. $36.95, ISBN 978-0-7006-3347-0.) Of the battles that dominate
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Small but Important Riots: The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville by Robert F. O'Neill (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Jeffery S. Prushankin
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Small but Important Riots: The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville by Robert F. O'Neill Jeffery S. Prushankin Small but Important Riots: The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville. By Robert F. O'Neill. (Lincoln, Neb.: Potomac Books, 2023. Pp. xx, 319. $36.95, ISBN 978-1-64012-547-6.) In 1993
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Grant, Lincoln, and the Freedmen: Reminiscences of the Civil War by John Eaton ed. by Michael J. Larson and John David Smith (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Kenneth W. Howell
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Grant, Lincoln, and the Freedmen: Reminiscences of the Civil War by John Eatoned. by Michael J. Larson and John David Smith Kenneth W. Howell Grant, Lincoln, and the Freedmen: Reminiscences of the Civil War by John Eaton. Edited by Michael J. Larson and John David Smith. Voices of the Civil War. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee
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July 22: The Civil War Battle of Atlanta by Earl J. Hess (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Alan C. Downs
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: July 22: The Civil War Battle of Atlantaby Earl J. Hess Alan C. Downs July 22: The Civil War Battle of Atlanta. By Earl J. Hess. Modern War Studies. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2023. Pp. xviii, 411. $44.95, ISBN 978-0-7006-3396-8.) In this follow-up to his previous studies of the battles at Kennesaw Mountain, Peach
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A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg. Volume 1: From the Crossing of the James to the Crater by A. Wilson Greene (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Michael T. Smith
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg. Volume 1: From the Crossing of the James to the Craterby A. Wilson Greene Michael T. Smith A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg. Volume 1:From the Crossing of the James to the Crater. By A. Wilson Greene. Civil War America. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina
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The Third Reconstruction: America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century by Peniel E. Joseph (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Rose C. Thevenin
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Third Reconstruction: America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century by Peniel E. Joseph Rose C. Thevenin The Third Reconstruction: America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century. By Peniel E. Joseph. (New York: Basic Books, 2022. Pp. vi, 277. $27.00, ISBN 978-1-5416-0074-4.) Peniel
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The Missouri Home Guard: Protecting the Home Front during the Great War by Petra DeWitt (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Zachary Smith
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Missouri Home Guard: Protecting the Home Front during the Great War by Petra DeWitt Zachary Smith The Missouri Home Guard: Protecting the Home Front during the Great War. By Petra DeWitt. (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2022. Pp. xii, 229. $40.00, ISBN 978-0-8262-2266-4.) Most studies of the United States during
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Segregation in the New South: Birmingham, Alabama, 1871–1901 by Carl V. Harris (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Christopher M. Bishop
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Segregation in the New South: Birmingham, Alabama, 1871–1901 by Carl V. Harris Christopher M. Bishop Segregation in the New South: Birmingham, Alabama, 1871–1901. By Carl V. Harris. Edited by W. Elliot Brownlee. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2023. Pp. xii, 285. $50.00, ISBN 978-0-8071-7837-9.) Carl V. Harris's
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Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875–1930 by Gregg Andrews (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Scot McFarlane
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875–1930 by Gregg Andrews Scot McFarlane Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875–1930. By Gregg Andrews. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2023. Pp. xii, 323. $45.00, ISBN 978-0-8071-7847-8.) Gregg Andrews has written "a 'history
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The St. Louis Commune of 1877: Communism in the Heartland by Mark Kruger (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 William S. Cossen
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The St. Louis Commune of 1877: Communism in the Heartland by Mark Kruger William S. Cossen The St. Louis Commune of 1877: Communism in the Heartland. By Mark Kruger. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2021. Pp. xiv, 301. $29.95, ISBN 978-1-4962-2813-0.) Mark Kruger's The St. Louis Commune of 1877: Communism in the Heartland
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Harvesting History: McCormick's Reaper, Heritage Branding, and Historical Forgery by Daniel P. Ott (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Jeannie Whayne
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Harvesting History: McCormick's Reaper, Heritage Branding, and Historical Forgery by Daniel P. Ott Jeannie Whayne Harvesting History: McCormick's Reaper, Heritage Branding, and Historical Forgery. By Daniel P. Ott. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2023. Pp. xviii, 286. $60.00, ISBN 978-1-4962-0698-5.) Daniel P. Ott's
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T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners' Booking Association in Jazz-Age America by Michelle R. Scott (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Charlene Regester
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners' Booking Association in Jazz-Age America by Michelle R. Scott Charlene Regester T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners' Booking Association in Jazz-Age America. By Michelle R. Scott. (Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield: University of Illinois Press, 2023
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My Soul Is a Witness: The Traumatic Afterlife of Lynching by Mari N. Crabtree (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Tiffany A. Player
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: My Soul Is a Witness: The Traumatic Afterlife of Lynching by Mari N. Crabtree Tiffany A. Player My Soul Is a Witness: The Traumatic Afterlife of Lynching. By Mari N. Crabtree. New Directions in Narrative History. (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2022. Pp. xviii, 294. $32.50, ISBN 978-0-300-25041-1.) The Equal
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Mobilizing the South: The Thirty-First Infantry Division, Race, and World War II by Christopher M. Rein (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Ruth Smith Truss
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Mobilizing the South: The Thirty-First Infantry Division, Race, and World War II by Christopher M. Rein Ruth Smith Truss Mobilizing the South: The Thirty-First Infantry Division, Race, and World War II. By Christopher M. Rein. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2022. Pp. xvi, 325. $59.95, ISBN 978-0-8173-2134-5.) With
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A New Kind of Youth: Historically Black High Schools and Southern Student Activism, 1920–1975 by Jon N. Hale (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Jeffrey L. Littlejohn
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: A New Kind of Youth: Historically Black High Schools and Southern Student Activism, 1920–1975 by Jon N. Hale Jeffrey L. Littlejohn A New Kind of Youth: Historically Black High Schools and Southern Student Activism, 1920–1975. By Jon N. Hale. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2022. Pp. xii, 336. Paper, $27.95
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Ballad Hunting with Max Hunter: Stories of an Ozark Folksong Collector by Sarah Jane Nelson (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Joel Roberts
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Ballad Hunting with Max Hunter: Stories of an Ozark Folksong Collector by Sarah Jane Nelson Joel Roberts Ballad Hunting with Max Hunter: Stories of an Ozark Folksong Collector. By Sarah Jane Nelson. Music in American Life. (Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield: University of Illinois Press, 2023. Pp. xxviii, 234. Paper, $26.00
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Labor's Outcasts: Migrant Farmworkers and Unions in North America, 1934–1966 by Andrew J. Hazelton, and: Contracting Freedom: Race, Empire, and U.S. Guestworker Programs by Maria L. Quintana (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Verónica Martínez-Matsuda
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Labor's Outcasts: Migrant Farmworkers and Unions in North America, 1934–1966 by Andrew J. Hazelton, and: Contracting Freedom: Race, Empire, and U.S. Guestworker Programs by Maria L. Quintana Verónica Martínez-Matsuda Labor's Outcasts: Migrant Farmworkers and Unions in North America, 1934–1966. By Andrew J. Hazelton. The Working
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Reporting for Arkansas: The Documentary Films of Jack Hill by Dale Carpenter and Robert Cochran (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Donna Lampkin Stephens
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Reporting for Arkansas: The Documentary Films of Jack Hill by Dale Carpenter and Robert Cochran Donna Lampkin Stephens Reporting for Arkansas: The Documentary Films of Jack Hill. By Dale Carpenter and Robert Cochran. The Arkansas Character. (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2022. Pp. xiv, 190. Paper, $17.95, ISBN
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Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954–1968 by Thomas E. Ricks (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 David A. Canton
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954–1968 by Thomas E. Ricks David A. Canton Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954–1968. By Thomas E. Ricks. (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022. Pp. xx, 422. $30.00, ISBN 978-0-374-60516-2.) Historians of the civil
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Campus to Counter: Civil Rights Activism in Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, 1960–1963 by Brian Suttell (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Charles J. Holden
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Campus to Counter: Civil Rights Activism in Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, 1960–1963 by Brian Suttell Charles J. Holden Campus to Counter: Civil Rights Activism in Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, 1960–1963. By Brian Suttell. America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities. (Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press
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Left in the Midwest: St. Louis Progressive Activism in the 1960s and 1970s ed. by Amanda L. Izzo and Benjamin Looker (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Andrew Witt
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Left in the Midwest: St. Louis Progressive Activism in the 1960s and 1970s ed. by Amanda L. Izzo and Benjamin Looker Andrew Witt Left in the Midwest: St. Louis Progressive Activism in the 1960s and 1970s. Edited by Amanda L. Izzo and Benjamin Looker. (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2022. Pp. xiv, 539. $35.00, ISBN
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Letters from the Southern Home Front: The American South Responds to the Vietnam War ed. by Joseph A. Fry (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Geoffrey W. Jensen
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Letters from the Southern Home Front: The American South Responds to the Vietnam War ed. by Joseph A. Fry Geoffrey W. Jensen Letters from the Southern Home Front: The American South Responds to the Vietnam War. Edited by Joseph A. Fry. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2023. Pp. xiv, 306. Paper, $35.00, ISBN
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Medellín v. Texas: International Justice, Federalism, and the Execution of José Medellín by Alan Mygatt-Tauber (review) Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Alberto Wilson
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Medellín v. Texas: International Justice, Federalism, and the Execution of José Medellín by Alan Mygatt-Tauber Alberto Wilson Medellín v. Texas: International Justice, Federalism, and the Execution of José Medellín. By Alan Mygatt-Tauber. Landmark Law Cases and American Society. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2022
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Historical News and Notices Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2024-02-13
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Historical News and Notices THE ASSOCIATION The ninetieth annual meeting of the Southern Historical Association is scheduled to take place at the Westin Kansas City at Crown Center, in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 24–27, 2024, Thursday through Sunday. The conference will be held concurrently with the meeting of the Western History
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Neither Slave nor Free: Black Jail Debt Peonage in Antebellum Virginia, 1841–1846 Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Amanda White Gibson
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Neither Slave nor Free: Black Jail Debt Peonage in Antebellum Virginia, 1841–1846 Amanda White Gibson (bio) Lucy Briggs and Sally Ball lived in a world of extremes in antebellum Richmond, Virginia. For Black Virginians the city simultaneously represented the hope of freedom and the horrors of slavery. Richmond’s multiple private slave
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Reconciling Democracy and Eugenics: Alice Lloyd and the Rehabilitation of the Kentucky Mountaineer Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Tina A. Irvine
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reconciling Democracy and Eugenics: Alice Lloyd and the Rehabilitation of the Kentucky Mountaineer Tina A. Irvine (bio) In November 1916, one year after arriving in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, social reformer Alice Lloyd reflected on what she understood as the sordid state of the southern highlands region and many of its people
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Making Sense of Mexican Settlement: North Carolinians and the Evolution of Racialized Hierarchies, 1975–1990s Journal of Southern History Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Yuridia Ramírez Rentería
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Making Sense of Mexican Settlement: North Carolinians and the Evolution of Racialized Hierarchies, 1975–1990s Yuridia Ramírez Rentería (bio) As the heat of the North Carolina summer exceeded eighty degrees in late July 1975, a group of five young men decided to refresh themselves by taking a dip in Panther Lake. Though small and located