{"product_id":"race-labor-and-violence-in-michael-pierce-9781682262061","title":"Race, Labor, and Violence in the Delta: Essays to Mark the Centennial of the Elaine Massacre","description":"\u003ci\u003eRace, Labor, and Violence in the Delta\u003c\/i\u003e examines the history of labor relations and racial conflict in the Mississippi Valley from the Civil War into the late twentieth century. This essay collection grew out of a conference marking the hundredth anniversary of one of the nation's deadliest labor conflicts--the 1919 Elaine Massacre, during which white mobs ruthlessly slaughtered over two hundred African Americans across Phillips County, Arkansas, in response to a meeting of unionized Black sharecroppers. The essays here demonstrate that the brutality that unfolded in Phillips County was characteristic of the culture of race- and labor-based violence that prevailed in the century after the Civil War. They detail how Delta landowners began seeking cheap labor as soon as the slave system ended--securing a workforce by inflicting racial terror, eroding the Reconstruction Amendments in the courts, and obstructing federal financial-relief efforts. The result was a system of peonage that continued to exploit Blacks and poor whites for their labor, sometimes fatally. In response, laborers devised their own methods for sustaining themselves and their communities: forming unions, calling strikes, relocating, and occasionally operating outside the law. By shedding light on the broader context of the Elaine Massacre, \u003ci\u003eRace, Labor, and Violence in the Delta\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that the fight against white supremacy in the Delta was necessarily a fight for better working conditions, fair labor practices, and economic justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Pierce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682262065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682262061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arkansas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.91w x 0.71d","brand":"Michael Pierce","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945852666111,"sku":"9781682262061","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_60070233-405e-47d5-9dbc-20f4f9dbad73.jpg?v=1681510123","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/race-labor-and-violence-in-michael-pierce-9781682262061","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}