| Description |
xiii, 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-230) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Of dollmakers, job seekers, and divided hearts -- Footloose and dependent : the pioneers -- Up North and down home : Southern migrants and the Great Depression -- The discovery of poverty and migration : Midwestern politicians, New Dealers, and congressmen -- What a difference a war makes -- The great white migration, 1945-60 -- South by Midwest : transplanted Southern white culture -- The 1960s and beyond : battling, and disproving, stereotypes -- Epilogue : return from exile? -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Migration, Internal -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
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Migration, Internal -- Middle West -- History -- 20th century.
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Poor -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
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Labor mobility -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
0252068416 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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025202429X (alk. paper) |
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