Racial and Tthnic Tensions in American Communities Poverty, Inequality, and Discrimination

Racial and Tthnic Tensions in American Communities Poverty, Inequality, and Discrimination
Author: Carol Bellamy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2002-06-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780756722241

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This report by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is the product of a 3-day fact-finding hearing, sworn testimonies of numerous witnesses, subpoenaed data, and research. It examines underlying causes of racial and ethnic tensions in the Mississippi Delta, focusing on the areas of equality of economic opportunity, public education, and voting rights. The Commission's recommendations are directed to the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas, and the federal government.

Crossroads at Clarksdale

Crossroads at Clarksdale
Author: Françoise N. Hamlin
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2012
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0807835498

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Weaving national narratives from stories of the daily lives and familiar places of local residents, Francoise Hamlin chronicles the slow struggle for black freedom through the history of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Hamlin paints a full picture of the town ov