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An account of a black Briton travelling through the Southern states of America, following the route of the Freedom Riders, thirteen black and white people who went from Washington to New Orleans to test whether the Southern states were prepared to respect the ban on segregation on interstate travel. Younge probes the issues of race and identity.
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Travelogue, social commentary, and journey to self-discovery, the story of a black Englishman's amazing trek through Dixie to connect with his racial identity
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Black British journalist Younge contrasts the racial atmosphere of the U.S and Britain in this personal journal of his travels in the American South. Younge, whose parents immigrated to Britain from Barbados, grew up in an isolated suburb aching for racial identity, feeling neither British nor Bajan. Instead, he felt the strong appeal of the American South, for it provided those things he lacked--a sense of place and history. Younge felt that southerners, black and white, had a "heartfelt affinity" for their environment. So he decided to take a personal journey from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans to retrace the route of the first freedom fighters in 1961 to get a feel for the racial climate of America. He discovered a complex environment, greeted with familiarity by other blacks and yet viewed as foreign, granted points by whites because of his accent but still subjected to racism. Younge's book is a blend of travelogue, historical research, and social commentary leavened with the sharp eyes and tongue of an outsider examining the American racial milieu. Vanessa Bush
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- PublisherPan Macmillan
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0330369814
- ISBN 13 9780330369817
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Gary Younge grew up in the South Stevenage in Hertfordshire. Growing up in a Home Counties New Town with Barbadian parents, he had to look elsewhere for a sense of racial identity; he found it across the Atlantic, in Americas Deep South. In No Place Like Home, Gary Younge meets the myth of his formative years, showing how Southerners both black and white react to a man who looks local but sounds foreign, exploring how the South has changed, and why much of it has stayed the same. No Place Like Home is a provocative, witty and passionate polemic about race in Britain and the United States. `Funny, honest, disturbing Alan Rusbridger, Observer Books of the Year `More than a piece of travel writing . . . a compelling exploration of racial identity and the problems of growing up clever, black and angry in small-town Stevenage . . . Younge is a fine journalist thoroughgoing, clear-minded and meticulous, and he writes in measured, lucid prose . . . Next, please take a trip around the UK, Gary Younge, and write about it. Your country needs you Evening Standard `A lively fusion of travelogue, research and memoir The Times `Perceptive, thought-provoking . . . the author views America from an unusual angle and challenges the British readers preconceptions Times Literary Supplement. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001704610
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