Author: Illinois. Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
Slavery and Freedom in the Bluegrass State
Author: Gerald L. Smith
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813196175
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Stephen Foster's "My Old Kentucky Home" has been designated as the official state song and performed at the Kentucky Derby for decades. In light of the ongoing social justice movement to end racial inequality, many have questioned whether the song should be played at public events, given its inaccurate depiction of slavery in the state. In Slavery and Freedom in the Bluegrass State, editor Gerald L. Smith presents a collection of powerful essays that uncover the long-forgotten stories of pain, protest, and perseverance of African Americans in Kentucky. Using the song and the museum site of My Old Kentucky Home as a central motif, the chapters move beyond historical myths to bring into sharper focus the many nuances of Black life. Chronologically arranged, they present fresh insights on topics such as the domestic slave trade, Black Shakers, rebellion and racial violence prior to the Civil War, Reconstruction, the fortitude of Black women as they pressed for political and educational equality, the intersection of race and sports, and the controversy over a historic monument. Taken as a whole, this groundbreaking collection introduces readers to the strategies African Americans cultivated to negotiate race and place within the context of a border state. Ultimately, the book gives voice to the thoughts, desires, and sacrifices of generations of African Americans whose stories have been buried in the past.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813196175
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Stephen Foster's "My Old Kentucky Home" has been designated as the official state song and performed at the Kentucky Derby for decades. In light of the ongoing social justice movement to end racial inequality, many have questioned whether the song should be played at public events, given its inaccurate depiction of slavery in the state. In Slavery and Freedom in the Bluegrass State, editor Gerald L. Smith presents a collection of powerful essays that uncover the long-forgotten stories of pain, protest, and perseverance of African Americans in Kentucky. Using the song and the museum site of My Old Kentucky Home as a central motif, the chapters move beyond historical myths to bring into sharper focus the many nuances of Black life. Chronologically arranged, they present fresh insights on topics such as the domestic slave trade, Black Shakers, rebellion and racial violence prior to the Civil War, Reconstruction, the fortitude of Black women as they pressed for political and educational equality, the intersection of race and sports, and the controversy over a historic monument. Taken as a whole, this groundbreaking collection introduces readers to the strategies African Americans cultivated to negotiate race and place within the context of a border state. Ultimately, the book gives voice to the thoughts, desires, and sacrifices of generations of African Americans whose stories have been buried in the past.
Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Illinois
Author: Illinois. Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
Monthly List of State Publications
Author: Library of Congress. Division of Documents
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Biennial Report
Author: Illinois. Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Illinois for the Years ...
Author: Illinois. Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
Monthly Check-list of State Publications
Author: Library of Congress. Division of Documents
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Illinois
Author: Illinois. Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Kentucky with Accompanying Documents for the Two Years Beginning July 1 ... and Ending June 30 ...
Author: Kentucky. Department of Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Kentucky
Author: Kentucky. Department of Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
The Paradox of Southern Progressivism, 1880-1930
Author: William A. Link
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807862991
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Focusing on the cultural conflicts between social reformers and southern communities, William Link presents an important reinterpretation of the origins and impact of progressivism in the South. He shows that a fundamental clash of values divided reformers and rural southerners, ultimately blocking the reforms. His book, based on extensive archival research, adds a new dimension to the study of American reform movements. The new group of social reformers that emerged near the end of the nineteenth century believed that the South, an underdeveloped and politically fragile region, was in the midst of a social crisis. They recognized the environmental causes of social problems and pushed for interventionist solutions. As a consensus grew about southern social problems in the early 1900s, reformers adopted new methods to win the support of reluctant or indifferent southerners. By the beginning of World War I, their public crusades on prohibition, health, schools, woman suffrage, and child labor had led to some new social policies and the beginnings of a bureaucratic structure. By the late 1920s, however, social reform and southern progressivism remained largely frustrated. Link's analysis of the response of rural southern communities to reform efforts establishes a new social context for southern progressivism. He argues that the movement failed because a cultural chasm divided the reformers and the communities they sought to transform. Reformers were paternalistic. They believed that the new policies should properly be administered from above, and they were not hesitant to impose their own solutions. They also viewed different cultures and races as inferior. Rural southerners saw their communities and customs quite differently. For most, local control and personal liberty were watchwords. They had long deflected attempts of southern outsiders to control their affairs, and they opposed the paternalistic reforms of the Progressive Era with equal determination. Throughout the 1920s they made effective implementation of policy changes difficult if not impossible. In a small-scale war, rural folk forced the reformers to confront the integrity of the communities they sought to change.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807862991
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Focusing on the cultural conflicts between social reformers and southern communities, William Link presents an important reinterpretation of the origins and impact of progressivism in the South. He shows that a fundamental clash of values divided reformers and rural southerners, ultimately blocking the reforms. His book, based on extensive archival research, adds a new dimension to the study of American reform movements. The new group of social reformers that emerged near the end of the nineteenth century believed that the South, an underdeveloped and politically fragile region, was in the midst of a social crisis. They recognized the environmental causes of social problems and pushed for interventionist solutions. As a consensus grew about southern social problems in the early 1900s, reformers adopted new methods to win the support of reluctant or indifferent southerners. By the beginning of World War I, their public crusades on prohibition, health, schools, woman suffrage, and child labor had led to some new social policies and the beginnings of a bureaucratic structure. By the late 1920s, however, social reform and southern progressivism remained largely frustrated. Link's analysis of the response of rural southern communities to reform efforts establishes a new social context for southern progressivism. He argues that the movement failed because a cultural chasm divided the reformers and the communities they sought to transform. Reformers were paternalistic. They believed that the new policies should properly be administered from above, and they were not hesitant to impose their own solutions. They also viewed different cultures and races as inferior. Rural southerners saw their communities and customs quite differently. For most, local control and personal liberty were watchwords. They had long deflected attempts of southern outsiders to control their affairs, and they opposed the paternalistic reforms of the Progressive Era with equal determination. Throughout the 1920s they made effective implementation of policy changes difficult if not impossible. In a small-scale war, rural folk forced the reformers to confront the integrity of the communities they sought to change.