{"product_id":"to-render-invisible-jim-crow-and-public-life-in-new-south-jacksonville-paperback","title":"To Render Invisible: Jim Crow and Public Life in New South Jacksonville - 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\u003eRobert Cassanello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Florida Historical Society Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Covering a compelling local history, deeply imbricated with state and national events, \u003ci\u003eTo Render Invisible\u003c\/i\u003e brings together dramatic stories of continuity and change, of gender and race, and of respectability and resistance in a brisk narrative lucidly informed by social theory.\"--David Roediger, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wages of Whiteness\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Carefully develops an original argument drawing from several theoretical perspectives to make the claim that African Americans in Jacksonville were able to continue to struggle for justice and 'public space' even after a wave of white supremacy engulfed the city as well as the state.\"--Paul Ortiz, author of \u003ci\u003eEmancipation Betrayed\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Well written, clearly and logically organized, and built upon a foundation of deep research in primary sources, including newspapers, Freemen's bureau records, official documents and personal papers.\"--Louis Kyriakoudes, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Social Origins of the Urban South\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What defines a city's public space? Who designates such areas, who determines their uses, and who gets to use them? Robert Cassanello uses rough-and-tumble nineteenth-century Jacksonville as both backdrop and springboard to explore social transformation in Florida and the South. When free black men in the city were first given the right to vote, conservative lawmakers made concerted efforts to drive them out of white public spaces. They attempted to make the public sphere a white domain by rendering blacks voiceless--invisible--in the public square. In response, a black counterpublic developed, flourishing clandestinely at times and openly challenging racism in the public sphere at others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fortified by the theories of Henri Lefebvre, David Harvey, and J rgen Habermas, \u003ci\u003eTo Render Invisible\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to focus on the tumultuous emergence of African American public life in Jacksonville between Reconstruction and the 1920s. Robert Cassanello brings to light many of the reasons Jacksonville, like Birmingham, Alabama, and other cities throughout the South, continues to struggle with its contentious racial past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Cassanello\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of history at the University of Central Florida. He is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eFlorida's Working-Class Past: Current Perspectives on Labor, Race, and Gender from Spanish Florida to the New Immigration\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618063708467,"sku":"9780813062198","price":37.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/anRsdFNXaWVQaFNzZjlWS3JkZkU4Zz09.webp?v=1761901062","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/to-render-invisible-jim-crow-and-public-life-in-new-south-jacksonville-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}