Reporting Civil Rights, Volume II: American Journalism 1963-1973 (Library of America Classic Journalism Collection)

Editorial Advisory Board: Clayborne Carson, David Garrow, Bill Kovach, Carol Polsgrove

ISBN 10: 1931082294 / ISBN 13: 9781931082297

Published by Library of America, New York, 2003

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ASTONISHING: REVELATORY: OUTSTANDING: NEW First Edition LOA hardcover(Orig. 2003) First Printing: NEW LOA slipcase w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, NEW classic blue Brillianta silk-finish fabric-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & titles & LiOA colophon handsomely gold-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE white-on-blue LOA patterned card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior printed in remarkably clear 10-point Linotron Galliard on SUPERB Domtar Literary Opaque archival paper * 5.12" x 8.12" x 1.28", 0.70 kg, xvi+1008 (1024) pp; w/ slipcase: 5.36" x 8.48" x 1.38", 0.80 kg * ABOUT THE BOOK: First published for the 40th anniversary of the March on Washington, this LOA volume along with its companion chronicles over 30 tumultuous years in the struggle of African-Americans for freedom & equal rights. This 2nd volume charts the movement's course from the historic 1963 March on Washington through the violence of the late 1960s to the complex reflections of the early 1970s. Karl Fleming & James D. Williams report on the murder of 4 young girls in the Birmingham church bombing; John Hersey & Alice Lake bear witness to Mississippi's "Freedom Summer"; Andrew Kopkind, Elizabeth Hardwick, & Renata Adler offer impressions of the Selma-to-Montgomery March; Robert Richardson, Jimmy Breslin, & Bob Clark capture the chaos of the Watts & Detroit riots. At the 1966 Meredith March, Paul Good observes the tension emerging between believers in non-violent resistance & advocates of the new Black Power. Gordon Parks responds to the assassination of Malcolm X; Joan Didion, Gilbert Moore, & Nora Sayre evoke the phenomenon of the Black Panthers. Earl Caldwell, the only reporter present, describes King's assassination, while Garry Wills & Pat Waters detail its traumatic aftermath. Willie Morris & Marshall Frady look at integration in the new South, while Tom Wolfe caustically explores new forms of racial confrontation & Richard Margolis depicts the emergence of a new consciousness among African-American college students. Like the first volume, this second volume contains a detailed chronology of events, biographical profiles & photographs of the journalists, explanatory notes, & an index. * ABOUT The EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: The EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD for Reporting Civil Rights includes Clayborne Carson, senior editor, The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.; David J. Garrow, Presidential Distinguished Professor, Emory University; Bill Kovach, chairman, Committee of Concerned Journalists; and Carol Polsgrove, professor of journalism, Indiana University. * LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation?s literary heritage by publishing, & keeping permanently in print, America's best & most significant writing. The LOA series includes hundreds of authoritative editions averaging 1,000 pages in length, featuring cloth covers, sewn bindings, & ribbon markers, and printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for an additional fee & via efficient USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL to all international shipments at our posted rates.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reporting Civil Rights, Volume II: American Journalism 1963-1973 (Library of America Classic Journalism Collection)
• Publisher: Library of America, New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1931082294
• ISBN 13: 9781931082297
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New Slipcase
• Weight: 0.8 kilograms

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Synopsis

This Library of America volume, along with its companion, offers a uniquely panoramic perspective of the fight to bring an end to racial segregation in the United States. It gathers the work of over 150 diverse writers, representing the best in American journalism.

This second volume charts the movement’s course from the historic 1963 March on Washington through the violence of the late 1960s to the complex reflections of the early 1970s. Karl Fleming and James D. Williams report on the murder of four young girls in the Birmingham church bombing; John Hersey and Alice Lake bear witness to Mississippi’s “Freedom Summer”; Andrew Kopkind, Elizabeth Hardwick, and Renata Adler offer impressions of the Selma-to-Montgomery March; Robert Richardson, Jimmy Breslin, and Bob Clark capture the chaos of the Watts and Detroit riots.

At the 1966 Meredith March, Paul Good observes the tension emerging between believers in non-violent resistance and advocates of the new Black Power. Gordon Parks responds to the assassination of Malcolm X; Joan Didion, Gilbert Moore, and Nora Sayre evoke the phenomenon of the Black Panthers. Earl Caldwell, the only reporter present, describes King’s assassination, while Garry Wills and Pat Waters detail its traumatic aftermath. Willie Morris and Marshall Frady look at integration in the new South, while Tom Wolfe caustically explores new forms of racial confrontation and Richard Margolis depicts the emergence of a new consciousness among African-American college students.

Each volume contains a detailed chronology of events, biographical profiles and photographs of the journalists, explanatory notes, and an index.

LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

About the Author

The editorial advisory board for Reporting Civil Rights includes Clayborne Carson, senior editor, The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr.; David J. Garrow, Presidential Distinguished Professor, Emory University; Bill Kovach, chairman, Committee of Concerned Journalists; and Carol Polsgrove, professor of journalism, Indiana University.