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Title: Separate, But Equal: The Mississippi Photographs of Henry Clay Anderson by Henry Clay Anderson, Clifton L. Taulbert, Mary Panzer, Henry Clay Anderson ISBN: 1-58648-092-8 Publisher: PublicAffairs Pub. Date: November, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: My Hometown in Print
Comment: I am a Greenville native who just sat down and shared this book with my mother who still lives in Greenville, Mississippi. She remembers the photographer and we both knew people mentioned in the book and some of the people in the pictures. It is a great depiction of early Black life in the Delta and tells a compelling story of the photographer,
Mr. Anderson. It shows that not all black Mississippians in the early days were cottonpickers living on plantations. The town of Greenville has a rich history, this book gives a minor glimpse of it. I wish the photo index had of had exact names of the people in them, that would have made it even more personal and touching.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not Found in any History Books
Comment: These photographs show proud and dignified human beings living in a culture that once really existed in America (believe it or not). You will not find pictures of people being chased by dogs or being subdued with fire hoses. You will not find pictures of lynchings or cross-burnings...
Rating: 5
Summary: An Unexplored History
Comment: Separate But Equal is a unique gem. A combination of historic photographs and personal essays, it chronicles the lives of an African American working middle-class living in the Mississippi Delta during the years of segregation.
H.C. Anderson snapped the deceptively simple but beautiful photographs, and they are a revelation. Through the lens of his camera, he documented a segregated but proud society aspiring to its own version of the "American dream." Anderson provides us a personal glimpse into the lives of children and families celebrating special events - beauty contests, weddings, proms, birthday parties - and they are truly dressed for the occasion!
One of the more striking photographs depicts a mid-wife who has just helped deliver a baby in a family home. The bedroom floor is covered in newspaper, as the new mother looks on from her bed, covered by a clean crisp white sheet. Although the photographs primarily focus on the every day lives of their subjects, there are also powerful photographs documenting the burgeoning civil rights movement, and a grim reminder of the fate suffered by some individuals who chose to play an active role.
The essays accompanying the photographs provide insight into Greenville's history. As seen through the wide-eyed amazement of a child, noted writer Clifton L. Taulbert paints a vivid picture of his youthful visits to the prosperous and magical Greenville, the "Queen City of the Delta." Taulbert along with Shawn Wilson provides the reader with a fascinating insider's view of the process involved in bringing this book to print. In a personal and touching essay, Wilson reflects on how the search for an old photograph of his mother, long since deceased, led him back home to Greenville and Mr. Anderson. It was there in Anderson's now defunct photography studio, that Wilson discovered the wealth of photographs comprising Anderson's life long work. Reluctant but trusting, the aging Anderson handed over his photographs so that Wilson might share them with the world. In doing so, we have the opportunity to view images of a rarely explored segment of society, one that combines both the struggle AND celebration of life during the period of Southern segregation.
This wonderful book would make a great holiday gift for those that love history or photography!
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Title: One Shot Harris: The Photographs of Charles "Teenie" Harris by Stanley Crouch ISBN: 0810932725 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Mississippi Harmony: Memoirs of a Freedom Fighter by Constance Curry, Winson Hudson ISBN: 0312295537 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Back on the Road: A Journey to Latin America by Patrick Camiller, Richard Gott, Alberto Granado, Ernesto Che Guevara, Patrick Camillier ISBN: 0802139426 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Half Past Autumn by Gordon Parks ISBN: 0821222988 Publisher: Bulfinch Pub. Date: 15 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
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Title: Ever Is a Long Time: A Journey into Mississippi's Dark Past: A Memoir by W. Ralph Eubanks ISBN: 0738205702 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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