Freedom Farmers by Monica M White
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.
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 livesScholars 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. White's framework of 'collective agency and community resilience' (CACR)." - Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
"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. White's framework of 'collective agency and community resilience' (CACR)." - Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Monica M. White is assistant professor of environmental justice at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781469663890 |
| ISBN 10 | 1469663899 |
| Title | Freedom Farmers |
| Author | Monica M White |
| Series | Justice Power And Politics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Year published | 2021-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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