When They Blew The Levee

Race, Politics, And Community In Pinhook, Missouri

by David Todd Lawrence e Elaine J. Lawless
language: english
Publisher: UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI, June of 2018 ‧
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Due to devastating flooding in 2011, the US Army Corps of Engineers activated the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodwa, a levee breach intended to divert water in order to save the town of Cairo, Illinois, but in the process, destroying the African American town of Pinhook, Missouri. This book examines two conflicting narratives about the flood.

When They Blew The Levee

Race, Politics, And Community In Pinhook, Missouri

by David Todd Lawrence e Elaine J. Lawless

Property Description
ISBN: 9781496817730
Publisher: UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
Release Date: June of 2018
Language: English
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Format: Book
Collection: American Made Music Series
Categories: Books in English > History > General History
Books in English > History > History of Europe
EAN: 9781496817730

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