They stand as unselfconscious as if the photograph were being taken
at a church picnic and not during one of the pitched battles of the
civil rights struggle. None of them knows that the image will
appear in "Life "magazine""or that it will become an icon of its
era. The year is 1962, and these seven white Mississippi lawmen
have gathered to stop James Meredith from integrating the
University of Mississippi. One of them is swinging a billy club.
More than thirty years later, award-winning journalist and author
Paul Hendrickson sets out to discover who these men were, what
happened to them after the photograph was taken, and how racist
attitudes shaped the way they lived their lives. But his ultimate
focus is on their children and grandchildren, and how the prejudice
bequeathed by the fathers was transformed, or remained untouched,
in the sons. Sons of Mississippi is a scalding yet redemptive work
of social history, a book of eloquence and subtlely that tracks the
movement of racism across three generations and bears witness to
its ravages among both black and white Americans.
General
Imprint: |
Vintage Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2004 |
First published: |
2004 |
Authors: |
Paul Hendrickson
|
Dimensions: |
203 x 135 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
368 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-375-70425-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-375-70425-6 |
Barcode: |
9780375704253 |
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