Oak Ridgidness: Lindsey Freeman’s Longing for the Bomb
...in Gamble Valley, adjacent to the city dump and two miles from the nearest white housing (111). Journalist Joan Wallace described Gamble Valley as "the most deliberately isolated black community...
The Mobility of Faith: Cross Sections of Haitian Religion in Miami
...accordance with church teachings prior to the Second Vatican Council (1962–1966). Vatican II made noteworthy changes to sacramental rituals. For example, the altar is closer to laypersons, and much of...
Mississippi: State of Confession
...Supreme Court decision outlawing school segregation, their Mississippi adherents fervently fought against it (5). An armada of clerics, parishioners, various parachurch organizations (e.g. The Baptist Department of Negro Work, The...
Mississippi as Metaphor State, Region, and Nation in Historical Imagination
Mississippi as Metaphor Part 2: Dr. Crespino discusses and suggests the limits of James Silver’s image of Mississippi as “the closed society” Part 3: Dr. Crespino traces the idea of Mississippi as...
Petrochemical America, Petrochemical Addiction
...and buying natural fibers can create change in the absence of the hard work of lobbying and community organizing. Traffic on River Road heading toward Valero, Destrehen, Louisiana. Photograph by...
Music and Mobility on the Streets of New Orleans: A Review of Roll with It
...the years following Hurricane Katrina, as city leaders' mobilization of culture and music in the rebuilding process has not translated to increased valuation of musicians' labor. Sakakeeny writes that although...
Birth Right
...and Children First. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. Midwifery advocates argue that many of these interventions carry high risks and complications that may not be clearly communicated to patients. Women...
Farmland Blues: The Legacy of USDA Discrimination
...his mind flooded with dozens of cases of FHA discrimination. For example, he observed that, since he moved to Elbert County in 1952, the number of black farmers fell from...
An Oyster by Any Other Name
...Pass. The sheer number of oysters in one place was notable, however the history came from the laminated nametags accompanying each sampling of oysters. Rather than numeric codes in fine...
Hearing the Call: The Cultural and Spiritual Journey of Rosemary McCombs Maxey
...say there are five thousand Creek speakers left, but nobody seems to know where that number comes from, and many suggest there are only a few hundred speakers, some even far fewer....