The Rural Face Of White Supremacy
BEYOND JIM CROW
The surprising realities of rural race relations during a time of segregation
Paper – $28
978-0-252-07436-3
eBook – $19.95
978-0-252-09236-7
Publication Date
Paperback: 12/20/2006
About the Book
Now in paperback, The Rural Face of White Supremacy presents a detailed study of the daily experiences of ordinary people in rural Hancock County, Georgia. Drawing on his own interviews with over two hundred black and white residents, Mark Schultz argues that the residents acted on the basis of personal rather than institutional relationships. As a result, Hancock County residents experienced more intimate face-to-face interactions, which made possible more black agency than their urban counterparts were allowed. While they were still firmly entrenched within an exploitive white supremacist culture, this relative freedom did create a space for a range of interracial relationships that included mixed housing, midwifery, church services, meals, and even common-law marriages.About the Author
Mark Schultz is an associate professor of history at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.Reviews
"The Rural Face of White Supremacy presents an unusually rich and dense portrait. . . . Schultz's compelling, detailed account illuminates the basic fact of southern history: the two races have always been inextricably bound together."--The Atlantic Monthly"Historians and general readers will profit from this rich work. Essential."--Choice
"Throughout this detailed portrait of the mechanisms of white control in rural Georgia, Schultz offers his reader many excellent stories. Working so much from primary sources and oral interviews, he is able to present interesting, heartrending, and often funny accounts to demonstrate the nuanced nature of black/white relations."--Claire Strom, H-South, H-Net Reviews
"The Rural Face of White Supremacy is part of a growing and important body of literature that complicates our understanding of the Jim Crow South, reminding us that the 'Solid South' was never quite so solid."--Agricultural History
"This book will be useful for scholars and students alike. It clearly suggests that the South is really many Souths and that the time has come for more nuanced and perceptive studies of the region."--The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
"This pioneering work deserves to be read by every college student."--Journal of Southern History
Awards
• Winner, Choice: Outstanding Academic Titles, 2006Related Titles
