Book Clubs Memberships. Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Limited preview - 2019. Please try again. The retreat from Reconstruction was followed by one of the most violent periods in our history, with thousands of black people murdered or lynched and many more afflicted by the degrading impositions of Jim Crow segregation. Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow (Unabridged) Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ... question in a history that moves from the Reconstruction Era to the "nadir" of the African-American experience under Jim Crow, through to World War I and the Harlem Renaissance. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Unlimited listening on select audiobooks, Audible Originals, and podcasts.

Tees The day I finished this book, I read a news story about an effort to interpret one of the Reconstruction acts to favor a corporation over communities of African-Americans, bringing home the message of ... Read full review, Skip Gates does not right dispassionately about the subject of Reconstruction and its subsequent overthrow in the 1870's, but he does paint a vivid picture of life under Jim Crow and how racial ... Read full review, Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features, Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow. Please try again. A profound new rendering of the struggle by African Americans for equality after the Civil War and the violent counterrevolution that resubjugated them, as seen through the prism of the war of images and ideas that have left an enduring racist stain on the American mind. An essential tour through one of America's fundamental historical tragedies, Stony the Road is also a story of heroic resistance, as figures such as W. E. B. Exclusive Prime Offer: For a limited time, get an Audible Annual Membership with 12 credits upfront, good for any of the titles in our premium selection, for just $99.50. Other Editions of This Title: Digital Audiobook (4/1/2019) Paperback (4/7/2020) PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. In this new book, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., one of our leading chroniclers of the African-American experience, seeks to answer that question in a history that moves from the Reconstruction Era to the "nadir" of the African-American experience under Jim Crow, through to World War I and the Harlem Renaissance. The abolition of slavery in the aftermath of the Civil War is a familiar story, as is the civil rights revolution that transformed the nation after World War II. Cancel online anytime. Home » Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow (Hardcover) Please allow 1-3 days for order processing for ALL orders, in addition to shipping times. Stony The Road is an interesting read but it is *not* a history of Reconstruction, as the dust jacket would lead you to believe.

But the terror unleashed by white paramilitary groups in the former Confederacy, combined with deteriorating economic conditions and a loss of Northern will, restored "home rule" to the South. Stony the Road, by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow. Bringing a lifetime of wisdom to bear as a scholar, filmmaker, and public intellectual, Gates uncovers the roots of structural racism in our own time, while showing how African Americans after slavery combated it by articulating a vision of a "New Negro" to force the nation to recognize their humanity and unique contributions to America as it hurtled toward the modern age. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible’s Conditions of Use. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Common terms and phrases. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow by Henry Louis Gates published by Penguin Press (2019) 320 pages $30.00 Hardcover $14.99 Kindle. Until 1877, the federal government, goaded by the activism of Frederick Douglass and many others, tried at various turns to sustain their new rights. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., author of Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow (Penguin Press, 2019). Wells fought to create a counter-narrative, and culture, inside the lion's mouth. Du Bois and Ida B. Stony the Road: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., on Reconstruction, white supremacy, and the rise of Jim Crow. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please allow 1-3 days for order processing for ALL orders, in addition to shipping times.

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There's a problem loading this menu right now. Your purchase helps support NPR … Skip Gates does not right dispassionately about the subject of Reconstruction and its subsequent overthrow in the 1870's, but he does paint a vivid picture of life under Jim Crow and how racial ... Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow. Until 1877, the federal government, goaded by the activism of Frederick Douglass and many others, tried at various turns to sustain their new rights. By Henry Louis Gates. Sold and delivered by Audible, an Amazon company. This essay is adapted from his new book, Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow. When I purchased this new book by Henry Louis Gates, I assumed that it was the companion volume to his documentary “Reconstruction” recently shown on PBS. But the century in between remains a mystery: if emancipation sparked "a new birth of freedom" in Lincoln's America, why was it necessary to march in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s America? Kids The retreat from Reconstruction was followed by one of the most violent periods in our history, with thousands of black people murdered or lynched and many more afflicted by the degrading impositions of Jim Crow segregation. Du Bois and Ida B. The story Gates tells begins with great hope, with the Emancipation Proclamation, Union victory, and the liberation of nearly 4 million enslaved African-Americans.

Wells fought to create a counter-narrative, and culture, inside the lion's mouth. Events But the century in between remains a mystery: If emancipation sparked "a new birth of freedom" in Lincoln's America, why was it necessary to march in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s America? Now, I have at times questioned Gates’s judgement. One credit a month to pick any title from our entire premium selection to keep (you’ll use your first credit now). Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Blog Please try again. Penguin Press, 9780525559535, 320pp. Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow Henry Louis Gates No preview available - 2020. The story Gates tells begins with great hope, with the Emancipation Proclamation, Union victory, and the liberation of nearly four million enslaved African Americans. The abolition of slavery in the aftermath of the Civil War is a familiar story, as is the civil rights revolution that transformed the nation after World War II.