The Elaine Massacre and Arkansas: A Century of Atrocity and Resistance, 1819-191

Description: The Elaine Massacre and Arkansas by Guy Lancaster Although it occurred nearly a century ago, the Elaine Massacre of 1919 remains the subject of intense inquiry as historians try to answer a multitude of questions, such as why authorities in the Arkansas Delta used such overwhelming violence to put down a farmers union, exactly how many people were killed in the massacre, and how the event shaped the following century. We cannot fully understand what happened at Elaine without examining the one hundred years leading up to the massacre. An analysis of the years from 1819, when Arkansas officially became an American territory, to 1919 provides the historical foundation for understanding one of the bloodiest manifestations of racial violence in U.S. history. During the antebellum years, slaveholders grew paranoid about possible "insurrections," and after the Civil War and Emancipation, these fears lingered and led to numerous atrocities long before Elaine. At the same time, African Americans--particularly fieldworkers--worked to organize themselves to resist oppression, setting the stage for the farmers union that was the target for mob and military wrath during the Elaine Massacre. These essays provide the larger history necessary for understanding what happened at Elaine in 1919--and thus provide a window into the current state of Arkansas and the nation at large. Contributors include Richard Buckelew, Nancy Snell Griffith, Matthew Hild, Adrienne Jones, Kelly Houston Jones, Cherisse Jones-Branch, Brian K. Mitchell, William H. Pruden III, and Steven Teske. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Guy Lancaster is the editor of the online Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, a project of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. He is the author of the award-winning Racial Cleansing in Arkansas, 1883-1924: Politics, Land, Labor, and Criminality and editor of Bullets and Fire: Lynching and Authority in Arkansas, 1840-1950. Details ISBN1945624078 Short Title ELAINE MASSACRE & ARKANSAS Pages 190 Publisher Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Language English ISBN-10 1945624078 ISBN-13 9781945624070 Format Paperback Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-06-01 Subtitle A Century of Atrocity and Resistance, 1819-1919 Imprint Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Author Guy Lancaster Edited by Guy Lancaster DEWEY 305.8009767 Audience General 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:125139171;

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