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Let the People Decide

January 01, 1970

Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945–1986 is a 2004 book written by J. Todd Moye and published by the University of North Carolina Press.

It discusses the events in Sunflower County, Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement of 1954 through 1968, including a post-Brown v. Board of Education movement and a 1960s action led by Fannie Lou Hamer.[1] The book also chronicles the subsequent aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement until the year 1986.[2] This includes a 1980s education reform movement.[3] The final issue discussed is a Delta Pride strike.[4] Let the People Decide is the first published overview book of the Sunflower County civil rights movements, defined by the author as three separate and interconnected movements.[3] It documents changing African-American attitudes towards race and the background of the White community's resistance movement.[5]

Moye concluded that "the class differences that developed in African American communities over time [which] profoundly affected the goals and strategies of the movements they created" as stated on p. 23.[1] Moye stated that there were many civil rights movements occurring throughout the United States and that the influences of economics and social class also caused differences.[6] On p. 204 Moye stated that at as of 2004, in Sunflower County "a successful civil rights movement created a better business climate"; Mark Newman of the University of Edinburgh stated that Moye did not provide the relevant figures proving this point.[7]

Background edit

Moye served as the director of the Tuskegee Airmen Oral History Project of the National Park Service (NPS).[8]

The book's title, "Let the People Decide," is a slogan that was used by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to organize people.[9]

For research, Moye consulted articles, scholarly books, and newspaper articles. The total number of secondary sources used is in the hundreds.[9] Moye also used written primary sources,[2] government documents,[10] and several oral interviews to develop his book.[2] The written primary sources originated from over thirty archival collections. There were a total of 25 oral interviews from both Blacks and Whites. On p. 231 Moye argued that using interviews was important "to tell stories that would otherwise go undocumented" and "to flesh out the framework of events that are described in contemporary written documents".[9] Moye stated on the same page that he did not solely rely on oral interviews because "I do not consider oral history research a substitute for archival research".[2]

Reception edit

Tiyi Morris of Ohio State University at Newark wrote that the book is "an invaluable contribution to recent scholarship hthat enhances our understanding of "local movement centers" in the civil rights era."[11]

Monte Piliawsky of Wayne State University stated that the book and a suggested companion book, Life and Death in the Delta by Kim Lacy Rogers, both have "compelling collective memoirs of the trauma, suffering, resistance, and achievement of the civil rights movement in the darkest of venues, the Mississippi Delta."[12]

Jonathan Rosenberg of Hunter College concluded that the book was a "compelling analysis of how and why" the racial situation in Sunflower County changed.[13]

Gilles Vandal of the Université de Sherbrooke stated that it was "gracefully writen [sic]" and that it "adds significantly to the growing body of literature on the civil rights movement [sic]".[10]

Nan Elizabeth Woodruff of Pennsylvania State University concluded that the book "adds to a growing literature that illuminates the daily details of life and struggle of black people in communities throughout the South."[4]

See also edit

References edit

  • Eskew, Glenn T. (Georgia State University). "Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986." (Book review) American Historical Review, Dec, 2007, Vol.112(5), p. 1573-1574. - DOI 10.1086/ahr.112.5.1573
  • Morris, Tiyi (Ohio State University at Newark). "Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986." (Book review). The Journal of African American History, Summer, 2007, Vol.92(3), p. 445(3).
  • Newman, Mark (University of Edinburgh). "Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986." (Book review) Journal of American History, Dec, 2005, Vol.92(3), p. 1059(2) [Peer Reviewed Journal] - DOI 10.2307/3660110
  • Piliawsky, Monte (Wayne State University). "Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986." (Book review) Oral History Review, 2008, Vol.35(1), pp. 93–95 [Peer Reviewed Journal] - DOI 10.1093/ohr/ohn020
  • Rosenberg, Jonathan (Hunter College). "Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986." (Book review) Labor History, Nov, 2005, Vol.46(4), p. 553(3)
  • Vandal, Gilles (Université de Sherbrooke). "Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986." (Book review) Journal of Social History, 2006, Vol.40(2), pp. 533–534. - DOI 10.1353/jsh.2007.0034
  • Woodruff, Nan Elizabeth (Pennsylvania State University). "Let the People Decide: Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County, Mississippi, 1945-1986." (Book review) Journal of Southern History, Feb, 2007, Vol.73(1), p. 221(2)

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Piliawsky, p. circa 93.
  2. ^ a b c d Eskew, circa p. 1573.
  3. ^ a b Newman, p. circa 1059.
  4. ^ a b Woodruff, p. 222.
  5. ^ Vandal, p. 533.
  6. ^ Rosenberg, p. circa 554. "In analyzing the struggle for racial justice, Moye writes that there was never one civil rights movement, either in a particular locality or in the United States as a whole. Moye notes the importance of class differences in the way the movement unfolded on the local level and observes that such distinctions influenced the ‘goals and strategies’ of those working to effect change. And over time, changes in the economic system in a particular place also informed the movement's trajectory. Thus, one cannot ‘generalize’ about ‘the civil rights movement’ in a community, a region, or the nation."
  7. ^ Newman, circa 1060.
  8. ^ Rosenberg, p. circa 553.
  9. ^ a b c Piliawsky, p. circa 94.
  10. ^ a b Vandal, p. 534.
  11. ^ Morris, p. 447.
  12. ^ Piliawsky, circa p. 95.
  13. ^ Rosenberg, p. circa 555.

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Let the People Decide Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County Mississippi 1945 1986 is a 2004 book written by J Todd Moye and published by the University of North Carolina Press It discusses the events in Sunflower County Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement of 1954 through 1968 including a post Brown v Board of Education movement and a 1960s action led by Fannie Lou Hamer 1 The book also chronicles the subsequent aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement until the year 1986 2 This includes a 1980s education reform movement 3 The final issue discussed is a Delta Pride strike 4 Let the People Decide is the first published overview book of the Sunflower County civil rights movements defined by the author as three separate and interconnected movements 3 It documents changing African American attitudes towards race and the background of the White community s resistance movement 5 Moye concluded that the class differences that developed in African American communities over time which profoundly affected the goals and strategies of the movements they created as stated on p 23 1 Moye stated that there were many civil rights movements occurring throughout the United States and that the influences of economics and social class also caused differences 6 On p 204 Moye stated that at as of 2004 in Sunflower County a successful civil rights movement created a better business climate Mark Newman of the University of Edinburgh stated that Moye did not provide the relevant figures proving this point 7 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 See also 4 References 5 Notes 6 Further reading 7 External linksBackground editMoye served as the director of the Tuskegee Airmen Oral History Project of the National Park Service NPS 8 The book s title Let the People Decide is a slogan that was used by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC to organize people 9 For research Moye consulted articles scholarly books and newspaper articles The total number of secondary sources used is in the hundreds 9 Moye also used written primary sources 2 government documents 10 and several oral interviews to develop his book 2 The written primary sources originated from over thirty archival collections There were a total of 25 oral interviews from both Blacks and Whites On p 231 Moye argued that using interviews was important to tell stories that would otherwise go undocumented and to flesh out the framework of events that are described in contemporary written documents 9 Moye stated on the same page that he did not solely rely on oral interviews because I do not consider oral history research a substitute for archival research 2 Reception editTiyi Morris of Ohio State University at Newark wrote that the book is an invaluable contribution to recent scholarship hthat enhances our understanding of local movement centers in the civil rights era 11 Monte Piliawsky of Wayne State University stated that the book and a suggested companion book Life and Death in the Delta by Kim Lacy Rogers both have compelling collective memoirs of the trauma suffering resistance and achievement of the civil rights movement in the darkest of venues the Mississippi Delta 12 Jonathan Rosenberg of Hunter College concluded that the book was a compelling analysis of how and why the racial situation in Sunflower County changed 13 Gilles Vandal of the Universite de Sherbrooke stated that it was gracefully writen sic and that it adds significantly to the growing body of literature on the civil rights movement sic 10 Nan Elizabeth Woodruff of Pennsylvania State University concluded that the book adds to a growing literature that illuminates the daily details of life and struggle of black people in communities throughout the South 4 See also editEducational segregation in Mississippi DeltaReferences editEskew Glenn T Georgia State University Let the People Decide Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County Mississippi 1945 1986 Book review American Historical Review Dec 2007 Vol 112 5 p 1573 1574 DOI 10 1086 ahr 112 5 1573 Morris Tiyi Ohio State University at Newark Let the People Decide Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County Mississippi 1945 1986 Book review The Journal of African American History Summer 2007 Vol 92 3 p 445 3 Newman Mark University of Edinburgh Let the People Decide Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County Mississippi 1945 1986 Book review Journal of American History Dec 2005 Vol 92 3 p 1059 2 Peer Reviewed Journal DOI 10 2307 3660110 Piliawsky Monte Wayne State University Let the People Decide Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County Mississippi 1945 1986 Book review Oral History Review 2008 Vol 35 1 pp 93 95 Peer Reviewed Journal DOI 10 1093 ohr ohn020 Rosenberg Jonathan Hunter College Let the People Decide Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County Mississippi 1945 1986 Book review Labor History Nov 2005 Vol 46 4 p 553 3 Vandal Gilles Universite de Sherbrooke Let the People Decide Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County Mississippi 1945 1986 Book review Journal of Social History 2006 Vol 40 2 pp 533 534 DOI 10 1353 jsh 2007 0034 Woodruff Nan Elizabeth Pennsylvania State University Let the People Decide Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County Mississippi 1945 1986 Book review Journal of Southern History Feb 2007 Vol 73 1 p 221 2 Notes edit a b Piliawsky p circa 93 a b c d Eskew circa p 1573 a b Newman p circa 1059 a b Woodruff p 222 Vandal p 533 Rosenberg p circa 554 In analyzing the struggle for racial justice Moye writes that there was never one civil rights movement either in a particular locality or in the United States as a whole Moye notes the importance of class differences in the way the movement unfolded on the local level and observes that such distinctions influenced the goals and strategies of those working to effect change And over time changes in the economic system in a particular place also informed the movement s trajectory Thus one cannot generalize about the civil rights movement in a community a region or the nation Newman circa 1060 Rosenberg p circa 553 a b c Piliawsky p circa 94 a b Vandal p 534 Morris p 447 Piliawsky circa p 95 Rosenberg p circa 555 Further reading editCrosby Emilye Let the People Decide Black Freedom and White Resistance Movements in Sunflower County Mississippi 1945 1986 Book review The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 2004 Vol 102 4 pp 584 586 External links editLet the People Decide The University of North Carolina Press Full text at The Long Civil Rights Movement LCRM Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Let the People Decide amp oldid 1201152138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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