"This is not a simple life, my friend, and there are no simple
answers." The late editor of the late Miami News, Bill Baggs,
stamped these words on plain white postcards and sent them to
readers who sent him hate mail—a frequent occurrence, as Baggs, a
white editor of a prominent southern newspaper, championed
unpopular ideas in his front-page columns, such as protecting the
environment, desegregating public schools, and peace in Vietnam.
Under his leadership, the Miami News earned three Pulitzer Prizes.
For his stances, Baggs earned a bullet hole through his office
window, police officers stationed outside his home, and a used
Mercedes outfitted with a remote starter so that if it had been
rigged with a bomb, it would blow up before he opened the door.
Despite his causes and accomplishments, when Baggs died of
pneumonia in 1969 at the age of forty-five, his story nearly died
with him, and that would have been a travesty because Baggs still
has so much to teach us about how to find the answers to those
not-so-simple questions, like how to live in peace with one
another? In this first biography of this influential editor, Amy
Paige Condon retraces how an orphaned boy from rural Colquitt,
Georgia, bore witness and impacted some of the twentieth
century’s most earth-shifting events: World War II, the civil
rights movement, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War.
With keen intellect and sparkling wit, Baggs seemed to be in the
right place at the right time. From bombardier to reporter then
accidental diplomat, Baggs used his daily column as a bully pulpit
for social justice and wielded his pen like a scalpel to reveal the
truth.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Georgia Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2020 |
| Authors: |
Amy Paige Condon
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8203-5497-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8203-5497-X |
| Barcode: |
9780820354972 |
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