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Author:   Charles Williams
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780739175859

ISBN 10:   0739175858
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   28 August 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Chapter 1 -Introduction: The Problem -Research Design and Methodology Chapter 2 -The Deadericks -Gentlemen Planters in West Tennessee Chapter 3 -The Historical Orange Mound Community -Development and Demographic Characteristics -Socio-cultural Characteristics Chapter 4 -The Black Family in Orange Mound: Patterns of Integration and Disintegration -Kinship among the Orange Mounders -The Family of Cora Jones Thompson: A Case Study of an Atypical Orange Mound Family -The Family of Juanita Gray Miller: A Case Study of an Atypical Orange Mound Family -The Family of Fannie Carter Jackson: A Case Study of a Transitional Orange Mound Family Chapter 5 -Key Institutions -The Black Church in Orange Mound -Mt. Pisgah Christian Methodist Episcopal Church -Mt. Moriah Baptist Church -Beulah Baptist Church -Olivet Baptist Church: A Newcomer to the Orange Mound Community -Contribution of Black Churches Chapter 6 -The Black Schools of Orange Mound -The Orange Mound Day Nursery -Socio-Economic Structure, Orange Mound during the 1920’s -Orange Mound during the 1930’s Chapter 7 -Orange Mound within the Larger Context of Memphis Chapter 8 -Race and the Politics of Place -The Memphis and Charleston Railroad -Mid-South Refrigerated Warehouse Company -Street Corner Society in Orange Mound -Jewish Entrepreneurship in Orange Mound -Change and Persistence in Orange Mound -Police Relations and the Orange Mound Community Chapter 9 -A Victim of Its Own Success: The Demise of a Historical Black Community -Blight and Crime in the Orange Mound Community -Today’s Churches in Orange Mound -Traditional Churches of Orange Mound Need More Outreach in Order to Grow Chapter 10 Conclusion: Community Change, Persistence, and Policy Implications Bibliography Index About the Author

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African American Life and Culture in Orange Mound: A Case Study of a Black Community in Memphis, Tennessee, 1890-1980 is a fascinating portrait of a large, black neighborhood that has shaped Memphis in deep, enduring ways. A planned community built on farmland that was once part of the Deaderick Plantation, Orange Mound nurtured and supported generations of black families whose churches and schools defined their worlds. Like all black southern towns, Orange Mound sheltered its families, and Charles Williams captures their worlds in this important work. -- William Ferris, author of Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues African American Life and Culture in Orange Mound is an excellent ethnographic study of a black community from its genesis during the last decade of the 19th century to near the end of the 20th century. This study illuminates the lives of Orange Mound residents by allowing them to speak for themselves about how they made this community their own. In probing the lives and institutions within this very important community, Dr. Williams has made a significant contribution to American urban anthropology and history. -- Frank Moorer, Alabama State University

African American Life and Culture in Orange Mound: A Case Study of a Black Community in Memphis, Tennessee, 1890-1980 is a fascinating portrait of a large, black neighborhood that has shaped Memphis in deep, enduring ways. A planned community built on farmland that was once part of the Deaderick Plantation, Orange Mound nurtured and supported generations of black families whose churches and schools defined their worlds. Like all black southern towns, Orange Mound sheltered its families, and Charles Williams captures their worlds in this important work. -- William Ferris, University of Mississippi African American Life and Culture in Orange Mound is an excellent ethnographic study of a black community from its genesis during the last decade of the nineteenth century to near the end of the twentieth century. This study illuminates the lives of Orange Mound residents by allowing them to speak for themselves about how they made this community their own. In probing the lives and institutions within this very important community, Dr. Williams has made a significant contribution to American urban anthropology and history. -- Frank Moorer, Alabama State University

Author Information

Charles Williams received his PhD in anthropology from the University of Illinois at Urbana. Drawing upon an early interest in the cultures of developing countries and the African diaspora, Dr. Williams has developed active research inquiries into health inequities and social justice issues, HIV/STD and addiction, African and African American studies, and urban issues. He is founder and director of the African and African American Studies Program at the University of Memphis.

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