Title "Our country first, then Greenville" : a New South city during the progressive era and World War I / Courtney L. Tollison Hartness

Published Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2023]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 316 pages) : illustrations Contents The politics of race and gender in the "Pearl of the Piedmont" -- Greenville and the nation respond to war "Over there," 1914-1917 -- The impact of Camp Sevier: mobilization, nationalization, and economic boom -- "For liberty and humanity": camp and community on the home front, 1917-1918 -- "They have responded to every call": race relations on the home front -- "What American will have the heart or the heardihood to say him nay?": African Americans' service in the Great War -- "A university or a training camp": Furman University and the Student Army Training Corps -- Chaos and connfusion in 1918: the influenza pandemic in Greenville -- "Grow with Greenville": progressivism in the postwar era, 1919-1929 -- Memorialization of the Great War: the politics of race and remembrance Summary "[This work] places Greenville's experience during World War I within the context of the progressive era to better understand the rise of this New South city. Greenville, South Carolina has become an attractive destination, frequently included in lists of the 'Best Small Cities' in America. While Greenville's twenty-first-century Renaissance has been impressive, in 'Our Country First, Then Greenville,' Courtney L. Tollison Hartness explores an earlier period, revealing how Greenville's experience during World War I served to generate massive development in the city and the region. It was this moment that catalyzed Greenville's development into a modern city, setting the stage for the continued growth that persists into the present-day. 'Our Country First, Then Greenville' explores Greenville's home-front experience of race relations, dramatic population growth (the number of Greenville residents nearly tripled between 1900 and 1930s), the women's suffrage movement, and the contributions of African Americans and women to Greenville's history. This important work features photos of Greenville, found in archival collections throughout the country and dating back over one hundred years"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 05, 2023) Subject World War, 1914-1918 -- South Carolina -- Greenville African Americans -- South Carolina -- Greenville -- History -- 20th century Women -- South Carolina -- Greenville -- History -- 20th century HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I. African Americans Race relations Women SUBJECT Greenville (S.C.) -- History -- 20th century Greenville (S.C.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century Subject South Carolina -- Greenville Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2023005012 ISBN 9781643364179 1643364170

Other Titles New South city during the progressive era and World War I

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