{"product_id":"here-i-stand-the-life-and-legacy-of-john-beecher-modern-south-9780817360191","title":"Here I Stand The Life and Legacy of John Beecher Modern South","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Beecher (1904-1980) never had the public prominence of his famous ancestors, but he spent his life fighting for the voiceless and oppressed. Angela Smith examines Beecher's writing and activism and places them in the broader context of American culture at pivotal points in the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere I Stand\u003c\/i\u003e is readable and well organized. Although John Beecher is a somewhat minor figure in twentieth-century American history, his life touched on a number of important events, so this book will be a useful tool for students of both southern and American history. Smith is convincing in her portrayal of him as the intellectual and moral progeny of his famous ancestors.\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A much needed biographical study of an overlooked activist and protest poet during the long civil rights movement.\" - Christopher G. Diller, editor of \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e (Broadview edition)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I. Generations Playing Their Part\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. The Beecher Family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. Shaping Forces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II. Becoming a Twentieth-Century Beecher, 1904-1928\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. The Education of John Beecher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. Becoming a Poet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III. Professional Life, 1928-1955\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. Experimental College and Sociology Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. Working the New Deal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7. The War and Its Aftermath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8. The Loyalty Oath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV. Poetry and Legacy, 1955-1980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9. A Small Press of Their Own\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10. Beecher and the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11. The Final Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 1. Beecher Family Tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 2. John Beecher’s Published Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53733891080535,"sku":"9780817360191","price":23.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780817360191.jpg?v=1782127269","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/here-i-stand-the-life-and-legacy-of-john-beecher-modern-south-9780817360191","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}