Poor but Proud: Alabama's Poor Whites

Poor but Proud: Alabama's Poor Whites

1989 • 485 pages

After examining origins, Flynt (Southern history, Auburn U.) studies farmers, textile workers, coal miners, and timber workers in depth and discusses family structure, folk culture, the politics of poor whites, and their attempts to resolve problems through labor unions and political movements. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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