Bibliograph

Jackson, 1964, and other dispatches from fifty years of reporting on race in America, Calvin Trillin

Type

Label

Jackson, 1964, and other dispatches from fifty years of reporting on race in America, Calvin Trillin

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jackson, 1964

Oclc number

930364205

Responsibility statement

Calvin Trillin

Sub title

and other dispatches from fifty years of reporting on race in America

Summary

An anthology of previously uncollected essays, originally published in "The New Yorker, " reflects the work of the eminent journalist's early career and traces his witness to the fledgling years of desegregation in Georgia

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Jackson, 1964 (JACKSON, MS, 1964) -- The Zulus (NEW ORLEANS, LA, 1964) -- During the thirty-third week of National Guard patrols (WILMINGTON, DE, 1968) -- A hearing : "In the matter of disciplinary action involving certain students of Wisconsin State University Oshkosh" (OSHKOSH, WI, 1968) -- Doing the right thing isn't always easy (DENVER, CO, 1969) -- Categories (PROVO, UT, 1970) -- G.T. Miller's plan (LUVERNE, AL, 1970) -- Not super-outrageous (HOUSTON, TX, 1970) -- Victoria Delee : in her own words (DORCHESTER COUNTY, SC, 1971) -- Kawaida (NEWARK, NJ, 1972) -- Causes and circumstances (SEATTLE, WA, 1975) -- The unpleasantness at Whimsey's (BOSTON, MA, 1976) -- Remembrance of moderates past (1977) -- Black or white Louisiana (1986) -- The color of blood (LONG ISLAND, NY, 2008) -- State secrets (MISSISSIPPI, 1995)

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