{"product_id":"jim-crows-counterculture-the-blues-and-black-southerners-1890-1945-paperback","title":"Jim Crow's Counterculture: The Blues and Black Southerners, 1890-1945 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. a. Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late nineteenth century, black musicians in the lower Mississippi Valley, chafing under the social, legal, and economic restrictions of Jim Crow, responded with a new musical form--the blues. In \u003ci\u003eJim Crow's Counterculture, \u003c\/i\u003e R. A. Lawson offers a cultural history of blues musicians in the segregation era, explaining how by both accommodating and resisting Jim Crow life, blues musicians created a counterculture to incubate and nurture ideas of black individuality and citizenship. These individuals, Lawson shows, collectively demonstrate the African American struggle during the early twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy uncovering the stories of artists who expressed much in their music but left little record in traditional historical sources, \u003ci\u003eJim Crow's Counterculture\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh perspective on the historical experiences of black Americans and provides a new understanding of the blues: a shared music that offered a message of personal freedom to repressed citizens.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. A. \"Stovetop\" Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history at Dean College and associate editor of the New England Journal of History. He lives in Bellingham, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52617128083763,"sku":"9780807152270","price":63.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RG1pYTJ4WkVWdDlOaTd0RDd0Yy85UT09.webp?v=1761890261","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/jim-crows-counterculture-the-blues-and-black-southerners-1890-1945-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}