Bibliograph

Between remembrance and repair, commemorating racial violence in Philadelphia, Mississippi, Claire Whitlinger

Type

Label

Between remembrance and repair, commemorating racial violence in Philadelphia, Mississippi, Claire Whitlinger

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Between remembrance and repair

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1119471397

Responsibility statement

Claire Whitlinger

Sub title

commemorating racial violence in Philadelphia, Mississippi

Summary

"Few places are more notorious for civil rights-era violence than Philadelphia, Mississippi, the site of the 1964 "Mississippi Burning" murders. Yet in a striking turn of events, Philadelphia has become a beacon in Mississippi's racial reckoning in the decades since. Claire Whitlinger investigates how this community came to acknowledge its past, offering significant insight into the social impacts of commemoration. Whitlinger expands our understanding of how commemorations both emerge out of and catalyze associated memory movements"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A Philadelphia (Mississippi) story: remembering in black and white -- From countermemory to collective memory -- Prosecuting Edgar Ray Killen -- Legislating civil and human rights education -- Commissioning truth and reconciliation -- The transformative capacity of commemorating racial violence: comparing the 1989 and 2004 commemorations -- Commemorating racial violence as intergroup contact -- Commemoration is a constant struggle -- Fifty years forward

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