A wide-ranging blend of autobiography and history, "The South and
the Southerner" is one prominent newspaperman's statement on his
region, its heritage, its future, and his own place within it.
Ralph McGill (1898-1969), the longtime editor and later publisher
of the "Atlanta Constitution," was one of a handful of progressive
voices heard in southern journalism during the civil rights era.
From the podium of his front-page columns, he delivered stinging
criticisms of ingrained southern bigotry and the forces marshaled
against change; yet he retained throughout his career--and his
writing--a deep affection for all southerners, even those who
declared themselves his enemies.
In "The South and the Southerner," originally published in 1963,
McGill moves freely from personal anecdotes about his Tennessee
upbringing and Vanderbilt education to reflections on the decline
of the plantation economy and his hopes for racial justice.
Scattered throughout are vividly rendered biographical vignettes of
the South's diverse sons and daughters--figures ranging from
demagogues like Mississippi's James Vardaman to Lucy Randolph
Mason, the Virginia-born clergyman's daughter who became a tireless
crusader for organized labor. Poignant and eloquent, the book
remains a compelling meditation on southern identity and
culture.
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