Being Brown in Dixie : : Race, Ethnicity, and Latino Immigration in the New South / / ed. by Cameron D. Lippard, Charles A. Gallagher.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Baker, William E.,; Blake, Elizabeth,; Bohon, Stephanie,; Coin, Francesca,; Gallagher, Charles A.,; Harris, Paul A.,; Jackson, Regine O.,; Lacy, Elaine C.,; Lippard, Cameron D.,; Luebke, Paul,; Marrow, Helen B.,; Martinez, Lisa M.,; McConnell, Eileen Diaz,; Parrott, Heather Macpherson,; Rodriguez, Orlando,; Sills, Stephen J.,; Wainer, Andrew,
• HerausgeberIn: Gallagher, Charles A.,; Lippard, Cameron D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Latino/as: Exploring Diversity and Change
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (389 p.)

The authors explore how the dramatic influx of Latino populations in the US South has challenged and changed traditional conceptions of race.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- 1 Introduction: Immigration, the New South, and the Color of Backlash -- 2 The Shifting Nature of Racism -- 3 Intergroup Relations: Reconceptualizing Discrimination and Hierarchy -- 4 Racialized Histories and Contemporary Population Dynamics in the New South -- 5 The Myth of Millions: Socially Constructing “Illegal Immigration” -- 6 Integrating into New Communities: The Latino Perspective -- 7 Unfair Housing Practices in Black and Brown -- 8 The Public Schools’ Response to the Immigration Boom -- 9 Southern Crime and Juvenile Justice -- 10 Racialized Hiring Practices for “Dirty” Jobs -- 11 Organizing Labor in a Right-to-Work State -- 12 Anti-Immigrant Mobilization in a Southern State -- 13 The Rise of Latino/a Political Influence -- 14 Success Stories: Proactive Community Responses to Immigration -- 15 Conclusion: Southern Location, National Implications -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- About the Book