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Chapter 2 The “Cotton-Obsessed, Negro-Obsessed” Delta Plantation Economy
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Foreword xi
- Acknowledgments xv
- Abbreviations xvii
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The Theoretical Framework
- The Influence of Local Elites in the Mississippi Delta 3
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The Plantation Political and Economic Culture
- The “Cotton-Obsessed, Negro-Obsessed” Delta Plantation Economy 25
- Black Mobilization and Elite Resistance During the Height of Traditionalistic Plantation Political Rule 41
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The Transformation and Legacies of the Plantation Culture
- The Transformation of the Delta’s Economy? Legalized Gaming, Economic Change, and the Persistence of Black Concentrated Poverty 61
- The Transformation of Delta Plantation Politics 95
- Building Black and Intergroup Social Capital Ties in the Delta 133
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Lessons Learned
- Concentrated Poverty, Political Power, and Social Capital in the Mississippi Delta 169
- Notes 177
- Questions for Political Figures and Community Activists 207
- Questions for Community Activists and School Board Members 211
- Questions for Former and Current Mississippi Delta Residents 213
- Questions for Plantation Elites and Journalists 215
- Bibliography 217
- Index 235
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Foreword xi
- Acknowledgments xv
- Abbreviations xvii
-
The Theoretical Framework
- The Influence of Local Elites in the Mississippi Delta 3
-
The Plantation Political and Economic Culture
- The “Cotton-Obsessed, Negro-Obsessed” Delta Plantation Economy 25
- Black Mobilization and Elite Resistance During the Height of Traditionalistic Plantation Political Rule 41
-
The Transformation and Legacies of the Plantation Culture
- The Transformation of the Delta’s Economy? Legalized Gaming, Economic Change, and the Persistence of Black Concentrated Poverty 61
- The Transformation of Delta Plantation Politics 95
- Building Black and Intergroup Social Capital Ties in the Delta 133
-
Lessons Learned
- Concentrated Poverty, Political Power, and Social Capital in the Mississippi Delta 169
- Notes 177
- Questions for Political Figures and Community Activists 207
- Questions for Community Activists and School Board Members 211
- Questions for Former and Current Mississippi Delta Residents 213
- Questions for Plantation Elites and Journalists 215
- Bibliography 217
- Index 235