Awarded the 2024 Anne B. and James B. McMillan Prize
“Most deserving in Alabama or Southern History or Culture” by the University of Alabama Press Faculty Editorial Board
Twenty-one members of the Tuskegee Institute High School class of 1964, children and grandchildren of college professors, health care professionals, rural school teachers, small landowners, and sharecroppers, write about growing up in the Jim Crow South and their ancestors who chose not to join the Great Migration.
Using community-based research methods, the editors engage narrators in exploring why their ancestors stayed and Tuskegee University's role in creating a parallel universe to anchor their staying.
Children of the Struggle and the Ancestors Who Stayed is essential for educators teaching history, the social sciences, and community-based research and will appeal to general readers interested in the Civil Rights Movement, Southern history, and contemporary social justice issues.
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Sonjia Parker Redmond, DrPH
Beatrice J. Adams, PhD
Assistant Professor of History, Princeton University
Professor Emerita of Social Work, California State University, East Bay
Dr. Redmond’s extensive social science research experience and Dr. Adams’s vast knowledge of the literature in US southern history and migration led to a synergistic collaboration.
Meet the Editors
Meet the Artistic Director
ShakaJamal, MFA is a culturally innovative, award winning artist and filmmaker from Oakland, California. He is the founder of Olu8 Film & Culture and Olu8 Records; creative spaces for the production of dynamic sound, story and visuals.
Marian Quinn Williams
Anthony Lee
Civil Rights Activist
Educator and Community Leader
Meet the Narrators
The octogenarian narrators in this volume share the rich history of growing up in the Tuskegee area with ancestors who stayed in the South rather than migrating north or west to avoid racism. Learn how the ancestors’ staying experiences influenced the lives of their descendants.
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