Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow Free Audiobook Download by Henry Louis Gates


The book is written in a triptych format, using three different voices: Jim Crow, Stony The Road, and Louis Gates. The story begins with the end of Reconstruction, when the newly elected President Johnson signed the act to give back control of the South to the whites.

One of the most recognized names in American history, Jim Crow is a term that refers to the institution of racial segregation in the United States between 1877 and 1965. This book is an illuminating examination into the origins of Jim Crow and how it has shaped society. It provides a detailed account of how whites enforced their dominance over black people after emancipation in order to ensure that their status as slaves was never questioned.

Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow is a 2005 book written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. In it, Gates argues that racism was not eliminated in America with the progression of time, but rather has simply been institutionalized. He does so by exploring historical documents such as slave narratives and newspaper articles. Along with his exploration of documentation, Gates also discusses evidence from psychology and sociology to illustrate his argument.

The aftermath of Reconstruction led to the rise of Jim Crow. The most infamous example of this was the racial segregation that was enforced in the south after white supremacists took over. White southerners demanded a society that would restrict African Americans' movement and social rights in order to protect white interests and maintain their financial prosperity.

This is the true story of how the newly freed slaves returned to a society that had grown up in their absence, and how they were once again subjected to Jim Crow laws. The white people who wanted to rebuild their lives after the Civil War had no desire to live among black people. They chose to live on plantations away from black citizenry and worked diligently to ensure that there would be no social or political contact between them.

America's Reconstruction era was a time of great upheaval. After the Civil War, African Americans were granted the right to vote and were given full citizenship. This led to an era of prosperity despite the hardships endured by these newly enfranchised people. The problem with reconstruction was that whites did not want blacks to have the same privileges they had. They began attacking black communities, lynching particularly African Americans who were wealthy or showed signs of white privilege such as wearing expensive clothing.

Published Date 2019-04-02
Duration 9 hours 11 minutes
Author Henry Louis Gates
Narrated Dominic Hoffman
Reviews
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Abridged No
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Non-Fiction
Parent Category Social Science, North America

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