Other Side of Middletown

Luke Eric Lassiter is Professor of Humanities and Anthropology and director of the graduate humanities program at Marshall University Graduate College in South Charleston, WV. Hurley Goodall is a former Indiana state legislator and recipient of the Distinguished Hoosier Award from Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon. Elizabeth Campbell is an independent folklorist who specializes in community-based arts and history. Michelle Natasya Johnson is in the anthropology department at Ball State University.

• ForewordIntroduction: The Story of a Collaborative ProjectPART I. Middletown and Muncie's African American CommunityChapter 1. The Enduring Legacy of Muncie as MiddletownChapter 2. A City ApartPART II. Collaborative UnderstandingsChapter 3. Getting a LivingChapter 4. Making a HomeChapter 5. Training the YoungChapter 6. Using LeisureChapter 7. Engaging in Religious PracticesChapter 8. Engaging in Community ActivitiesConclusion: Lessons Learned about Muncie, Race, and EthnographyEpilogueAfterwordAppendix A. Notes on the Collaborative ProcessAppendix B. House Concurrent Resolution 33About the Authors and Community Advisors

A puzzle is complete only when the last piece is in place. With this fascinating study, the path breaking 1929 book Middletown is finally complete. Now the true flavor and feel of middle American life emerges. This is a breakthrough.