Scalawag
A White Southerner's Journey Through Segregationto Human Rights Activism
Published on 30. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
306 pages
978-0-8139-3728-1 (ISBN)
Description
Scalawag tells the surprising story of a white working-class boy who became an unlikely civil rights activist. Covering fifty years' participation in thelong civil rights movement, Peeples's gripping story brings to life an unsung activist culture to which countless forgotten individuals contributed, over time expanding their commitment from civil rights to other causes.
Reviews / Votes
"For those of us committed to social justice, Peeples's life and work remind us that the journey can start, and often should, right in our own backyard." -Reflections: A Journal of Public Rhetoric, Civic Writing, and Service Learning.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Charlottesville
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
17 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
418 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8139-3728-1 (9780813937281)
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Persons
Edward H. Peeples is Associate Professor Emeritus of Preventive Medicine and Community Health at Virginia Commonwealth University. Nancy MacLean is the William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University and the author of Freedom Is Not Enough: The Opening of the American Workplace. James H. Hershman Jr. is on the faculty of the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Georgetown University.