Jackson, 1964
And Other Dispatches from Fifty Years of Reporting on Race in America
New York : Random House, [2016]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: x, 275 pages ; 22 cm
An anthology of previously uncollected essays, originally published in "The New Yorker," reflects the work of the eminent journalist's early career and traces his witness to the fledgling years of desegregation in Georgia.
Contents:
Introduction -- Jackson, 1964 (JACKSON, MS, 1964) -- The Zulus (NEW ORLEANS, LA, 1964) -- During the thirty-third week of National Guard patrols (WILMINGTON, DE, 1968) -- A hearing : "In the matter of disciplinary action involving certain students of Wisconsin State University Oshkosh" (OSHKOSH, WI, 1968) -- Doing the right thing isn't always easy (DENVER, CO, 1969) -- Categories (PROVO, UT, 1970) -- G.T. Miller's plan (LUVERNE, AL, 1970) -- Not super-outrageous (HOUSTON, TX, 1970) -- Victoria Delee : in her own words (DORCHESTER COUNTY, SC, 1971) -- Kawaida (NEWARK, NJ, 1972) -- Causes and circumstances (SEATTLE, WA, 1975) -- The unpleasantness at Whimsey's (BOSTON, MA, 1976) -- Remembrance of moderates past (1977) -- Black or white Louisiana (1986) -- The color of blood (LONG ISLAND, NY, 2008) -- State secrets (MISSISSIPPI, 1995).
Subjects:
Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Minorities -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Minorities -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780399588242
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Race Tri | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
SOCIAL SCI Race Tri | Edgewood | Nonfiction | In |