Jackson Rising: The Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi
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Jackson Rising: The Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi
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Mississippi is the poorest state in the U.S. with the highest percentage of Black people and a history of vicious racial terror. The concurrent Black resistance is the backdrop and context for the drama captured in the collection of essays that is Jackson Rising: The Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi. The long-awaited release of this seminal anthology will unveil the strategies and methods being pursued by this ongoing movement for Black community control and people-centered economic development.
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Daraja Press
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Print
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Conceptual
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No
Peer reviewed
No
ISBN
978-0-9953474-5-8
978-0-9953474-6-5
Citation
Nangwaya, A., & Akuno, K. (2017). Jackson Rising: The Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi. Daraja Press.
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