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Eubanks, W. Ralph

 
9780465021055: Ever Is A Long Time: A Journey Into Mississippi's Dark Past A Memoir
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ISBN 10: 0465021050 ISBN 13: 9780465021055
Editorial: Basic Books, 2005

Sinopsis

In June of 1957, Governor James Coleman stepped before the cameras of "Meet the Press" and was asked whether the public schools would ever be integrated. "Well, ever is a long time," he replied, "[but] I would say that a baby born in Mississippi today will never live long enough to see an integrated school." In this extraordinary pilgrimage, Library of Congress Publishing Director W. Ralph Eubanks recaptures the feel of growing up during this tumultuous era, deep in rural Mississippi. Vividly re-creating a time and place where even small steps across the Jim Crow line became a matter of life and death, he offers eloquent testimony to a family's grace against all odds. Inspired by the 1998 declassification of files kept by the State Sovereignty Commission-an agency specifically created to maintain white supremacy-the result is a journey of discovery that leads Eubanks not only to surprising conclusions about his own family, but also to harrowing encounters with those involved in some of the era's darkest activities.

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Acerca del autor

W. Ralph Eubanks is a native of Mount Olive, Mississippi. He lives with his family in Washington, D.C., where he is the Director of Publishing at the Library of Congress.

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Editorial
Basic Books
Año de publicación
2005
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0465021050
ISBN 13 
9780465021055
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
263
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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