Between remembrance and repair : commemorating racial violence in Philadelphia, Mississippi / Claire Whitlinger.
| Author/creator |
Whitlinger, Claire author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020] |
| Description | xviii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | A Philadelphia (Mississippi) story: remembering in black and white -- From countermemory to collective memory -- Prosecuting Edgar Ray Killen -- Legislating civil and human rights education -- Commissioning truth and reconciliation -- The transformative capacity of commemorating racial violence: comparing the 1989 and 2004 commemorations -- Commemorating racial violence as intergroup contact -- Commemoration is a constant struggle -- Fifty years forward. |
| Abstract | "Few places are more notorious for civil rights-era violence than Philadelphia, Mississippi, the site of the 1964 "Mississippi Burning" murders. Yet in a striking turn of events, Philadelphia has become a beacon in Mississippi's racial reckoning in the decades since. Claire Whitlinger investigates how this community came to acknowledge its past, offering significant insight into the social impacts of commemoration. Whitlinger expands our understanding of how commemorations both emerge out of and catalyze associated memory movements"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2019046687 |
| ISBN | 9781469656328 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1469656329 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781469656335 paperback |
| ISBN | 1469656337 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | F349 .P47 W47 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |