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A new edition of this important book that places its uncommon chronicle of two men¿one African American and one Jewish¿within the context of Americäs current struggles with race.
Sommario
- Preface to the New Edition
- Introduction
- Part One. Leader at Last
- 1. Launching a Movement
- 2. Blackout in Houston
- 3. Railroads, Baseball, and the Color Line
- 4. ¿I Was Going Places¿
- Part Two. A Boy from Galveston and San Augustine
- 5. Uphome
- 6. Rabbit Returns
- 7. Driving Mr. Gus
- Part Three. Wandering and Return
- 8. ¿They Got Me, But They Can¿t Forget Me¿: A Mad Odyssey
- 9. Drew and Me: Recovering Separate Selves
- Appendix: Interview Sources
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Index
Info autore
Thomas R. Cole is the McGovern Chair and Director of the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He is the author of several books, including The Journey of Life: A Cultural History of Aging in America, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and, most recently, Old Man Country: My Search for Meaning Among the Elders.
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A new edition of this important book that places its uncommon chronicle of two men—one African American and one Jewish—within the context of America’s current struggles with race.
