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1 online resource (xiv, 138 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Southern Foodways Alliance : studies in culture, people, and place
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Southern Foodways Alliance studies in culture, people, and place.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary |
Explores "the experiences, family, and struggles of Ed Scott Jr. (born in 1922), a prolific farmer in the Mississippi Delta and the first-ever nonwhite owner and operator of a catfish plant in the nation ... [who] provides an example for economic mobility and activism in a region of the country that is one of the nation's poorest and has one of the most drastic disparities in education and opportunity, a situation especially true for the Delta's vast African American population"--Page 4 of cover. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Scott, Ed, Jr., 1922-2015.
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African American farmers -- Mississippi -- Biography.
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African American farmers. |
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Mississippi. |
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Biographies.
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Subject |
Catfish fisheries -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
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Catfish fisheries. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Fishery processing plants -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
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Fishery processing plants. |
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African American business enterprises -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.
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African American business enterprises. |
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African Americans -- Mississippi -- Economic conditions -- History.
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African Americans. |
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Economic conditions. |
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African Americans -- Mississippi -- Social conditions -- History.
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Social conditions. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Added Title |
Ed Scott's fight for his family farm and racial justice in the Mississippi Delta |
Other Form: |
Print version: Rankin, Julian. Catfish dream. Athens : The University of Georgia Press, 2018 9780820353609 (DLC) 2018937821 (OCoLC)1005878335 |
ISBN |
9780820353616 (electronic book) |
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0820353612 (electronic book) |
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9780820353609 |
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0820353604 |
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9780820353593 |
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0820353590 |
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