You Gotta Deal with It

At a time when blacks are returning to the South in record numbers this book offers proof that the stereotypical Southern town--replete with poverty prejudice and hopelessness for blacks--still persists despite the civil rights revolution. Presenting an anthropological overview of one community and in-depth analysis of four extended families this book dispels misconceptions about the Southern black family and shows it to be a coherent well-defined and viable structure.