The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns by Willi

Description: The Harlan Renaissance by William H. Turner Offers an intimate remembrance of kinship and community in eastern Kentuckys coal towns written by one of the luminaries of Appalachian studies, William Turner. Turner reconstructs Black life in the company towns in and around Harlan County during coals final postwar boom years. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A personal remembrance from the preeminent chronicler of Black life in Appalachia.The Harlan Renaissance is an intimate remembrance of kinship and community in eastern Kentuckys coal towns written by one of the luminaries of Appalachian studies, William Turner. Turner reconstructs Black life in the company towns in and around Harlan County during coals final postwar boom years, which built toward an enduring bust as the children of Black miners, like the author, left the region in search of better opportunities.The Harlan Renaissance invites readers into what might be an unfamiliar Appalachia: one studded by large and vibrant Black communities, where families took the pulse of the nation through magazines like Jet and Ebony and through the news that traveled within Black churches, schools, and restaurants. Difficult choices for the future were made as parents considered the unpredictable nature of Appalachias economic realities alongside the unpredictable nature of a national movement toward civil rights.Unfolding through layers of sociological insight and oral history, The Harlan Renaissance centers the sympathetic perspectives and critical eye of a master narrator of Black life. Back Cover The Harlan Renaissance is an intimate remembrance of kinship and community in eastern Kentuckys coal towns written by one of the luminaries of Appalachian studies, William Turner. Turner reconstructs Black life in the company towns in and around Harlan County during coals final postwar boom years, which built toward an enduring bust as the children of Black miners, like the author, left the region in search of better opportunities. The Harlan Renaissance invites readers into what might be an unfamiliar Appalachia: one studded by large and vibrant Black communities, where families took the pulse of the nation through magazines like Jet and Ebony and through the news that traveled within Black churches, schools, and restaurants. Difficult choices for the future were made as parents considered the unpredictable nature of Appalachias economic realities alongside the unpredictable nature of a national movement toward civil rights. Unfolding through layers of sociological insight and oral history, The Harlan Renaissance centers the sympathetic perspectives and critical eye of a master narrator of Black life. Author Biography William H. Turner is a sociologist now based near Houston, Texas. He received a lifetime of service award from the Appalachian Studies Association in 2009, which joined other career highlights that include induction into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame. Table of Contents Foreword by Loyal JonesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Alex Haley—The Taproot2. Between Alex Haley, W. E. B. Du Bois, Ed Cabbell, and the Affrilachian Poets3. Black Mountain Mantrips and Woman Trips4. Whats in a Name?5. Black Folk Done Lost Their Stuff6. The Common Narrative of Black Appalachian Coal-Camp Families7. Blacks Moving between Central Alabama and Central Appalachia8. Close-Knit Central Appalachian Coal-Camp Black Communities9. On Trash-Talking and Signifying along Looney Creek10. In a Coal Mine, Everybody Is Black; Outside, Not So Much11. School Integration Was Worse than a Kick in the Head by an Alabama Mule12. The Principal of the White School Became a Lifelong Friend13. Not Bad for Some Colored Kids from Harlan County, Kentucky14. King Coal Leaves the Throne15. The Graying of the Eastern Kentucky Social Club16. Meditating on the Future at the MountaintopNotesIndex Review "Its a book only Turner could write, and without it, this slice of American culture would be lost forever." Berea College Magazine"One of the oldest and most enduring myths about the Appalachian Mountains is that they are now and always have been overwhelmingly populated by white Scots-Irish. Dr. William H. Turner has written a new book, The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns, that kills that myth about whiteness and, for good measure, buries several more myths as well." Daily Yonder"Heartfelt portraits that are original, compelling, revelatory, and deeply human." David Ritz, author of Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin"A warm and insightful memoir of Black life in Appalachias coal camps that offers a bounty of correctives to the persistent myth that all mountain people are white and all poverty is self-made." Elizabeth Catte, author of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia and Pure America: Eugenics and the Making of Modern Virginia Review Quote "One of the oldest and most enduring myths about the Appalachian Mountains is that they are now and always have been overwhelmingly populated by white Scots-Irish. Dr. William H. Turner has written a new book, The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns , that kills that myth about whiteness and, for good measure, buries several more myths as well." Daily Yonder Details ISBN1952271215 Author William H. Turner Short Title The Harlan Renaissance Publisher West Virginia University Press Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1952271215 ISBN-13 9781952271212 Format Paperback Subtitle Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns Imprint West Virginia University Press Country of Publication United States Pages 392 Place of Publication Morganstown Illustrations 30 b&w images AU Release Date 2021-10-01 NZ Release Date 2021-10-01 UK Release Date 2021-10-01 Publication Date 2021-10-30 DEWEY 976.9154 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2021-10-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159723364;

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