Southern History Remixed - (Southern Dissent) by Michael T Bertrand (Paperback)

About the Book

This book spotlights the key role of popular music in the shaping of the United States South from the late nineteenth century to the era of rock 'n' roll, showing how the region's musical activities reveal deep histories of racial tensions in southern culture.

Book Synopsis

This book spotlights the key role of popular music in the shaping of the United States South from the late nineteenth century to the era of rock 'n' roll, showing how the region's musical activities reveal deep histories of racial tensions in southern culture.

Review Quotes

"By retelling familiar stories and uncovering new ones, Southern History Remixed synthesizes southern music history and issues a call to arms for scholars to take the music as seriously as the historical actors took it."--Journal of Southern History

"Southern History Remixed takes on the formidable task of reconciling race relations in the American South through the course of emerging poplar music styles that eventually led to the rock 'n' roll era. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice

"As Michael Bertrand continuously demonstrates in his fascinating new book, Southern History Remixed, popular music shaped how Southerners, Black and white, understood and engaged with one another. Music could both unite and divide."--Nashville Scene

About the Author

Michael T. Bertrand, professor of history at Tennessee State University, is the author of Race, Rock, and Elvis.