The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi
Description
In Natchez, Mississippi, the grandeur of antebellum mansions and the realities of the modern South exist side by side, revealing a city shaped by wealth, memory, race, and enduring contradictions. Richard Grant immerses himself in the community, introducing readers to its fascinating residents and exploring the stories behind its celebrated homes, historic traditions, and complicated past. Blending reporting, history, and vivid personal observation, the book examines how Natchez confronts—or sometimes avoids—its legacies of slavery, segregation, and cultural reinvention. The result is an insightful, richly textured portrait of a distinctive Southern city and the people determined to define its future.
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paperback
Simon & Schuster
Published Jan 1, 2020
288 pages
ISBN: 9781501177835
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First Published
2020
Language
eng
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