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The Mississippi Chinese: Between Black and White

James W. Loewen

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This scholarly, carefully researched book studies one of the most overlooked minority groups in America--the Chinese of the Mississippi Delta. During Reconstruction, white plantation owners imported Chinese sharecroppers in the hope of replacing their black laborers. In the beginning they were classed with blacks. But the Chinese soon moved into the towns and became, almost without exception, owners of small groceries. Loewen details their astounding transition from "black" to essentially white status with an insight seldom found in studies of race relationships in the Deep South.

Language: English

Pages: 257

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Waveland Press

Release: January 01, 1988

ISBN: 0881333123

ISBN 13: 9780881333121

The Mississippi Chinese: Between Black and White

James W. Loewen

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This scholarly, carefully researched book studies one of the most overlooked minority groups in America--the Chinese of the Mississippi Delta. During Reconstruction, white plantation owners imported Chinese sharecroppers in the hope of replacing their black laborers. In the beginning they were classed with blacks. But the Chinese soon moved into the towns and became, almost without exception, owners of small groceries. Loewen details their astounding transition from "black" to essentially white status with an insight seldom found in studies of race relationships in the Deep South.

Language: English

Pages: 257

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Waveland Press

Release: January 01, 1988

ISBN: 0881333123

ISBN 13: 9780881333121

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