Souvenirs of the Old South
| Author | : Rebecca Cawood McIntyre |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 215 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0813038669 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780813038667 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (667 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Souvenirs of the Old South by : Rebecca Cawood McIntyre
Download or read book Souvenirs of the Old South written by Rebecca Cawood McIntyre and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Less than a decade after the conclusion of the Civil War, northern promoters began pushing images of a mythic South to boost tourism. By creating a hierarchical relationship based on region and race in which northerners were always superior, promoters saw tourist dollars begin flowing southward, but this cultural construction was damaging to southerners, particularly African Americans.
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