{"product_id":"north-of-main-spartanburgs-historic-black-neighborhoods-of-north-dean-street-gas-bottom-and-back-of-the-college-hardcover","title":"North of Main: Spartanburg's Historic Black Neighborhoods of North Dean Street, Gas Bottom, and Back of the College - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrenda Lee Pryce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJim Neighbors\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBetsy Wakefield Teter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew neighborhoods began emerging north of Main Street in Spartanburg, South Carolina in the 1870s as emancipated Black men and women spent their hard-won post-slavery wages to purchase lots and build homes.\u003c\/strong\u003e As the decades rolled by, they and their descendants established a string of neighborhoods encompassing hundreds of houses, stretching from modern-day Barnet Park to the edge of Spartanburg Medical Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNorth of Main\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of how this district rose and how it disappeared. In its pages, meet the pioneering Black men and women who lived and worked in these early neighborhoods: clergymen, educators, newsmen, artisans, attorneys, physicians, activists, musicians, caregivers, and more. In the face of frequent oppression, they laid a strong foundation for those who followed them. The history of the place they built is extraordinary in its demonstration of the heroism, courage, determination, and pride of Black citizens of Spartanburg who built dynamic and historically significant neighborhoods in treacherous times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis title is the most in-depth Spartanburg Black history book ever produced, particularly for the years post-emancipation, and a sequel to the classic 2005 Hub City Press book, \u003cem\u003eSouth of Main\u003c\/em\u003e. This beautiful 250-page hardcover book also includes over 150 historic photographs and maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr.\u003cstrong\u003e Jim Neighbors\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches ethnic literature written in the U.S at Wofford College and co-coordinates the African\/African American Studies Program. He holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrenda Lee Pryce\u003c\/strong\u003e is the co-author of\u003cem\u003e South of Main\u003c\/em\u003e (Hub City Press, 2005). She served as the first Black female state legislator in South Carolina, received an honorary doctorate in humanities from Wofford College in 2023, and is a founding member of the Spartanburg African American Heritage and Culture Committee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former journalist at four newspapers in the Carolinas, \u003cstrong\u003eBetsy Wakefield Teter\u003c\/strong\u003e served as executive director of the Hub City Writers Project and director of Hub City Press for 22 years. She edited \u003cem\u003eTextile Town\u003c\/em\u003e (Hub City, 2002) and numerous other Hub City titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 10.08 x 7.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978240229677,"sku":"9798885740401","price":25.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/pJlUBpiCQQ9798885740401.webp?v=1775801212","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/north-of-main-spartanburgs-historic-black-neighborhoods-of-north-dean-street-gas-bottom-and-back-of-the-college-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}