The deepest South of all : true stories from Natchez, Mississippi / Richard Grant.
TITLE:
The deepest South of all : true stories from Natchez, Mississippi / Richard Grant.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster,
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Description:
274 p.
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Summary:
Natchez, Mississippi, once had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in America, and its wealth was built on slavery and cotton. Today it has the greatest concentration of antebellum mansions in the South, and a culture full of unexpected contradictions. Prominent white families dress up in hoopskirts and Confederate uniforms for ritual celebrations of the Old South, yet Natchez is also progressive enough to elect a gay black man for mayor with 91% of the vote.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781501177828
