{"product_id":"plagued-by-bad-beliefs-paperback","title":"Plagued by Bad Beliefs - Paperback","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\u003eJerry Dean Pate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy do false beliefs cause people to turn on one another?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho benefits from promoting them?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor over a hundred years, generations of southerners passed along lies taught to them about the Civil War and race; and now it was labor unions and newspapers. By 1934, the lies galvanized into the common beliefs of whole communities.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Mildred's first day at the cotton mill, her supervisor asked if she was married. She said, \"No, I'm a widow.\" He pulled out his pocketknife and began clicking it open and shut and stared at her bosom. She got uncomfortable and crossed her arms. He grinned at the gesture and never looked up, \"So, you ain't been with a man for four months?\" ...click...click\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpel, Sallie Parker's youngest, silently tallied along with the grocer. When he totaled the bill, she tugged on her mother's dress, \"That ain't right momma. His answer is wrong. He's cheatin' you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiram Rangle was convinced the mill was making money, even if there was a Great Depression. He tied his girls to a column on his millhouse, then stepped off the porch and swung the club. \"Get back Sheriff, you gonna get hurt!\" he yelled - then the gun went off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn all-male jury believed Dalton Threate's \"I was seduced\" defense and acquits him of raping the young girl. Despite the acquittal, the mill fired Threate for sex with an employee. He blames Mildred Turnage and vows to get even.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...it explains how powerful people...manipulated state politicians, banks, the sheriff etc. to maintain power and racially divide the workers...A really well researched masterpiece...\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- NetGalley (Starred Review)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...what happens when people cling to misguided beliefs regarding race and the working class. Its treatments of such subjects are provocative...\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Foreword Reviews (Starred Review)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...The characters, both likable and vile leap off the pages...I recommend it highly.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Goodreads (Starred Review)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is a great read!\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Amazon (Starred Review)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47244386140409,"sku":"9781955119276","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OU9Wc09Mek9zVzg0aS9nbTBHTVVNQT09.webp?v=1768591309","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/plagued-by-bad-beliefs-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}