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