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986290Savannah in the New Southhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/savannah-in-the-new-south-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1365186/ec3c2740-6bf5-4520-adb5-3d45d71c04c2.jpg?v=638337957017000000627871MXNUniversity of South Carolina PressInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>An examination of the Georgian citys complicated and sometimes turbulent development</strong></p><p><em>Savannah in the New South: From the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century</em>, by Walter J. Fraser, Jr., traces the citys evolution from the pivotal period immediately after the Civil War to the present. When the war ended, Savannah was nearly bankrupt; today it is a thriving port city and tourist center. This work continues the tale of Savannah that Fraser began in his previous book, <em>Savannah in the Old South,</em> by examining the citys complicated, sometimes turbulent development.</p><p>The chronology begins by describing the racial and economic tensions the city experienced following the Civil War. A pattern of oppression of freed people by Savannahs white civic-commercial elite was soon established. However, as the book demonstrates, slavery and discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and voter suppression galvanized the African American community, which in turn used protests, boycotts, demonstrations, the ballot box, the pulpitand sometimes violenceto gain rights long denied.</p><p>As this fresh, detailed history of Savannah shows, economic instability, political discord, racial tension, weather events, wealth disparity, gang violence, and a reluctance to help the police continue to challenge and shape the city. Nonetheless Savannah appears to be on course for a period of prosperity, bolstered by a thriving port, a strong, growing African American community, robust tourism, and the economic and historical contributions of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Frasers <em>Savannah in the New South</em> presents a sophisticated consideration of an important, vibrant southern metropolis.</p>...979642Savannah in the New South627871https://www.gandhi.com.mx/savannah-in-the-new-south-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1365186/ec3c2740-6bf5-4520-adb5-3d45d71c04c2.jpg?v=638337957017000000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20189781611178371_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9781611178371_<p>An examination of the Georgian citys complicated and sometimes turbulent development</p><p>Savannah in the New South: From the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century, by Walter J. Fraser, Jr., traces the citys evolution from the pivotal period immediately after the Civil War to the present. When the war ended, Savannah was nearly bankrupt; today it is a thriving port city and tourist center. This work continues the tale of Savannah that Fraser began in his previous book, Savannah in the Old South, by examining the citys complicated, sometimes turbulent development.</p><p>The chronology begins by describing the racial and economic tensions the city experienced following the Civil War. A pattern of oppression of freed people by Savannahs white civic-commercial elite was soon established. However, as the book demonstrates, slavery and discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and voter suppression galvanized the African American community, which in turn used protests, boycotts, demonstrations, the ballot box, the pulpitand sometimes violenceto gain rights long denied.</p><p>As this fresh, detailed history of Savannah shows, economic instability, political discord, racial tension, weather events, wealth disparity, gang violence, and a reluctance to help the police continue to challenge and shape the city. Nonetheless Savannah appears to be on course for a period of prosperity, bolstered by a thriving port, a strong, growing African American community, robust tourism, and the economic and historical contributions of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Frasers Savannah in the New South presents a sophisticated consideration of an important, vibrant southern metropolis.</p>...(*_*)9781611178371_<p><strong>An examination of the Georgian citys complicated and sometimes turbulent development</strong></p><p><em>Savannah in the New South: From the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century</em>, by Walter J. Fraser, Jr., traces the citys evolution from the pivotal period immediately after the Civil War to the present. When the war ended, Savannah was nearly bankrupt; today it is a thriving port city and tourist center. This work continues the tale of Savannah that Fraser began in his previous book, <em>Savannah in the Old South,</em> by examining the citys complicated, sometimes turbulent development.</p><p>The chronology begins by describing the racial and economic tensions the city experienced following the Civil War. A pattern of oppression of freed people by Savannahs white civic-commercial elite was soon established. However, as the book demonstrates, slavery and discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and voter suppression galvanized the African American community, which in turn used protests, boycotts, demonstrations, the ballot box, the pulpitand sometimes violenceto gain rights long denied.</p><p>As this fresh, detailed history of Savannah shows, economic instability, political discord, racial tension, weather events, wealth disparity, gang violence, and a reluctance to help the police continue to challenge and shape the city. Nonetheless Savannah appears to be on course for a period of prosperity, bolstered by a thriving port, a strong, growing African American community, robust tourism, and the economic and historical contributions of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Frasers <em>Savannah in the New South</em> presents a sophisticated consideration of an important, vibrant southern metropolis.</p>...9781611178371_University of South Carolina Presslibro_electonico_bc035af1-3070-3d56-a60c-109223470102_9781611178371;9781611178371_9781611178371The EstateInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram52-epub-ce45eac9-386f-440d-a23b-f447dd633f1e.epub2018-03-08T00:00:00+00:00University of South Carolina Press