Haywood County, Tennessee
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Sharon Norris | ISBN: | 9781439610824 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | August 28, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sharon Norris |
| ISBN: | 9781439610824 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | August 28, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Surviving slavery, Reconstruction, poverty, and the Civil Rights tensions of the twentieth century, Haywood County�s black community has done much to shape the identity of this historic West Tennessee county. This volume, containing over 200 black-and-white images, highlights the county�s settlement, the early slave culture, the legacy of its many soulful and talented musicians, such as Anna Mae Bullock (better known as Tina Turner), the hard-fought strides in bringing education to African-American citizens, the importance of church in
molding the social and spiritual elements of life, and some of the county�s most recognizable faces and names.
molding the social and spiritual elements of life, and some of the county�s most recognizable faces and names.
Surviving slavery, Reconstruction, poverty, and the Civil Rights tensions of the twentieth century, Haywood County�s black community has done much to shape the identity of this historic West Tennessee county. This volume, containing over 200 black-and-white images, highlights the county�s settlement, the early slave culture, the legacy of its many soulful and talented musicians, such as Anna Mae Bullock (better known as Tina Turner), the hard-fought strides in bringing education to African-American citizens, the importance of church in
molding the social and spiritual elements of life, and some of the county�s most recognizable faces and names.
molding the social and spiritual elements of life, and some of the county�s most recognizable faces and names.
