Race and Reconciliation on the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: An old railroad track runs through the Mississippi Piney Woods to the Gulf of Mexico, timeworn and unnoticed, but riddled with meaning. Fastened to Earth with rusted rails and cracked wooden ties, the track traverses roughly 150 miles of forest on its way to the sea. Every day, people in cars and trucks ramble across the rails without a second thought. To most, the unused tracks are merely bumps under the rubber, slight jolts to busy days filled with work, errands, and social events. Overgrown and forgotten, the old road is no longer needed, but its legacy lingers.
DOI: 10.17615/j1jm-g555
Author: Sturkey, William
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4415328941
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