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The surprising realities of rural race relations during a time of segregation

About the Author

Mark Schultz is an associate professor of history at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.

Reviews

"An unusually rich and dense portrait... Schultz's compelling, detailed account illuminates the basic fact of southern history: the two races have always been inextricably bound together." The Atlantic Monthly "Historians and general readers will profit from this rich work. Essential." Choice