| Segregation: The Inner Conflict in the South Contributor(s): Warren, Robert Penn (Author), Clark, William Bedford (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0820316709 ISBN-13: 9780820316703 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1994 Annotation: First published in 1956, Segregation is a collection of Robert Penn Warren's informal conversations with southerners in the wake of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Warren, who in his own writing often explored the theme of race in American life, traveled through his native region to talk with scores of individuals - taxi drivers, NAACP leaders, members of White Citizens groups, college students, preachers - to report their responses to the Court's decision. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| LCCN: 94007292 |
| Series: Brown Thrasher Books |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6.46" W x 7.94" (0.28 lbs) 88 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1956, Segregation is a collection of Robert Penn Warren's informal conversations with southerners in the wake of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Warren, who in his own writing often explored the theme of race in American life, traveled through his native region to talk with scores of individuals - taxi drivers, NAACP leaders, members of White Citizens groups, college students, preachers - to report their responses to the Court's decision. |
Contributor Bio(s): Warren, Robert Penn: - ROBERT PENN WARREN (1905-1989), America's first poet laureate, was the author of ten novels and sixteen volumes of poetry, as well as several works of nonfiction. His awards were numerous--three Pulitzer prizes, the Bollinger Prize, the National Book Award, a fellowship prize from the MacArthur Foundation, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. |