{"product_id":"black-in-the-middle-an-anthology-of-the-black-midwest-paperback","title":"Black in the Middle: An Anthology of the Black Midwest - 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\u003eTerrion L. Williamson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] timely, compelling collection that allows predominantly Black Midwesterners to reclaim their home, histories, and future.\"―Jen Cox, \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eBlack in the Middle\u003c\/i\u003e brings the voices of Black Midwesterners front and center. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Ambitious and eclectic, with African American humanity on display.\" ―Joseph P. Williams, \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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, \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\" ―\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerrion L. Williamson\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor of African American \u0026amp; African Studies at the University of Minnesota and the director of the Black Midwest Initiative. A native of Peoria, she is author of \u003cem\u003eScandalize My Name: Black Feminist Practice and the Making of Black Social Life\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48153907134712,"sku":"9781948742696","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/R3ncjWA07p9781948742696.webp?v=1783735431","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/black-in-the-middle-an-anthology-of-the-black-midwest-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}