Reporting Civil Rights, Volume I: American Journalism 1941-1963 (Library of America Classic Journalism Collection)

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

ISBN 10: 1931082286 / ISBN 13: 9781931082280

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+1006 (1022) 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 more than 30 tumultuous years in the struggle of African-Americans for freedom & equal rights. This first of two volumes follows the rise of the modern civil rights movement from A. Philip Randolph?s defiant 1941 call for a protest march on Washington to the summer of 1963 & the eve of the march that finally shook the nation?s conscience. Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Pauli Murray, & Bayard Rustin record the growing determination of African-Americans in the 1940s to oppose racial injustice; Murray Kempton & William Bradford Huie report on the lynching of Emmett Till; Ted Poston offers an inside look at the courage & resourcefulness of the Montgomery bus boycotters; Relman Morin in Little Rock & John Steinbeck in New Orleans witness the terrors of mob rage; David Halberstam & Louis Lomax describe the wildfire spread of the sit-in movement; James Baldwin investigates the Nation of Islam. Robert Penn Warren?s "Segregation", a Southern moderate's soul-searching interrogation of the traditions of his native region, is included in its entirety, as is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s classic defense of civil disobedience, "Letter from Birmingham Jail". Remarkable but little-known reporters from the African-American press, among them James Hicks of the Amsterdam News, George Collins of the Baltimore Afro-American, L. O. Swingler of the Atlanta Daily World, & Trezzvant Anderson of the Pittsburgh Courier, are reprinted here for the first time, along w/ astonishing eyewitness accounts of movement activism by Fannie Lou Hamer, Tom Hayden & Howard Zinn. Ea. vol. 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 I: American Journalism 1941-1963 (Library of America Classic Journalism Collection)
• Publisher: Library of America, New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1931082286
• ISBN 13: 9781931082280
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New Slipcase
• Weight: 0.8 kilograms

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Synopsis

First published for the fortieth anniversary of the March on Washington, this Library of America volume along with its companion chronicles over thirty tumultuous years in the struggle of African-Americans for freedom and equal rights.

The first volume follows the rise of the modern civil rights movement from A. Philip Randolph’s defiant 1941 call for a protest march on Washington to the summer of 1963 and the eve of the march that finally shook the nation’s conscience. Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Pauli Murray, and Bayard Rustin record the growing determination of African-Americans in the 1940s to oppose racial injustice; Murray Kempton and William Bradford Huie report on the lynching of Emmett Till; Ted Poston offers an inside look at the courage and resourcefulness of the Montgomery bus boycotters; Relman Morin in Little Rock and John Steinbeck in New Orleans witness the terrors of mob rage; David Halberstam and Louis Lomax describe the wildfire spread of the sit-in movement; James Baldwin investigates the Nation of Islam.

Robert Penn Warren’s “Segregation,” a Southern moderate’s soul-searching interrogation of the traditions of his native region, is included in its entirety, as is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s classic defense of civil disobedience, “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Remarkable but little-known reporters from the African-American press, among them James Hicks of the Amsterdam News, George Collins of the Baltimore Afro-American, L. O. Swingler of the Atlanta Daily World, and Trezzvant Anderson of the Pittsburgh Courier, are reprinted here for the first time, along with astonishing eyewitness accounts of movement activism by Fannie Lou Hamer, Tom Hayden, and Howard Zinn.

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.