Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement by Monic

Description: Freedom Farmers by Monica M. White, LaDonna Redmond Expands the historical narrative of the black freedom struggle to embrace the work, roles, and contributions of southern black farmers and the organisations they formed. Whereas existing scholarship generally views agriculture as a site of oppression and exploitation of black people, this book reveals agriculture as a site of resistance. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In May 1967, internationally renowned activist Fannie Lou Hamer purchased forty acres of land in the Mississippi Delta, launching the Freedom Farms Cooperative (FFC). A community-based rural and economic development project, FFC would grow to over 600 acres, offering a means for local sharecroppers, tenant farmers, and domestic workers to pursue community wellness, self-reliance, and political resistance. Life on the cooperative farm presented an alternative to the second wave of northern migration by African Americans--an opportunity to stay in the South, live off the land, and create a healthy community based upon building an alternative food system as a cooperative and collective effort.Freedom Farmers expands the historical narrative of the black freedom struggle to embrace the work, roles, and contributions of southern black farmers and the organizations they formed. Whereas existing scholarship generally views agriculture as a site of oppression and exploitation of black people, this book reveals agriculture as a site of resistance and provides a historical foundation that adds meaning and context to current conversations around the resurgence of food justice/sovereignty movements in urban spaces like Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, New York City, and New Orleans. Author Biography Monica M. White is assistant professor of environmental justice at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Review Writing consciously with an eye on the uses of the past for understanding the present and influencing the future, White recovers the lost stories of black activists who worked to ensure access to adequate and nutritious food for low-income communities, promoted alternatives to capitalist economic exploitation, and demanded a voice in the decisions affecting their lives. Scholars of African American history, agricultural history, and urban history will find much value in this book." - Journal of Southern History"Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement stands literally as a landmark, ushering in a new era of community-based scholarship with and for agrarian justice. From here on out, scholars, activists, practitioners have a lodestar from which to research, practice, and advocate for food, farm, and racial justice: Dr. Whites framework of collective agency and community resilience (CACR)." - Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development Review Quote Writing consciously with an eye on the uses of the past for understanding the present and influencing the future, White recovers the lost stories of black activists who worked to ensure access to adequate and nutritious food for low-income communities, promoted alternatives to capitalist economic exploitation, and demanded a voice in the decisions affecting their lives. Scholars of African American history, agricultural history, and urban history will find much value in this book.-- Journal of Southern History Details ISBN1469663899 Author LaDonna Redmond Short Title Freedom Farmers Pages 208 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1469663899 ISBN-13 9781469663890 Format Paperback Subtitle Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement DEWEY 305.896073 Imprint The University of North Carolina Press Place of Publication Chapel Hill Country of Publication United States Illustrations 11 halftones AU Release Date 2021-02-01 NZ Release Date 2021-02-01 UK Release Date 2021-02-01 Publisher The University of North Carolina Press Series Justice, Power and Politics Publication Date 2021-02-28 Audience General US Release Date 2021-02-28 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:131184545;

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