Black in the Middle: An Anthology of the Black Midwest

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&“[A] timely, compelling collection that allows predominantly Black Midwesterners to reclaim their home, histories, and future.&”―Jen Cox, Chicago Review of Books Black Americans have been among the hardest hit by the rapid deindustrialization and accompanying economic decline that have become so synonymous with the Midwest. Since the 2016 election, many traditional media outlets have renewed attention on the conditions of &“Middle America,&” but the national discourse continues to marginalize the Black people who live there. Black in the Middle brings the voices of Black Midwesterners front and center. Filled with compelling personal narratives, thought-provoking art, and searing commentaries, this anthology explores the various meanings and experiences of blackness throughout the Rust Belt, the Midwest, and the Great Plains. Bringing together people from major metropolitan centers like Detroit and Chicago as well as smaller cities and rural areas where the lives of Black residents have too often gone unacknowledged, this collection is a much-needed corrective to the narrative of the region. &“Ambitious and eclectic, with African American humanity on display.&” ―Joseph P. Williams, Minneapolis Star-Tribune &“The honesty in the essays, the emergency in the poetry, and the intensity of the photographs and paintings help to sharpen the edge of what it means to be Black in the middle of anything, which is the sum of our fears and the hope that manifests itself in our dreams.&” ―Jason Vasser-Elong, St. Louis Post-Dispatch &“Timely and evocative . . . By calling forth the full range of the Black Midwestern experience, this bracing anthology offers crucial insights into why the region is the epicenter of current protests against police brutality and racial injustice.&” ―Publishers Weekly
Copyright:
2020

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781948742887
Related ISBNs:
9781948742696
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing
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Copyrighted By:
Belt Publishing
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Terrion L. Williamson

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