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The Smell of Burning Crosses: An Autobiography of a Mississippi Newspaperman - Civil Rights in Mississippi Series
Ira Harkey
The Smell of Burning Crosses: An Autobiography of a Mississippi Newspaperman - Civil Rights in Mississippi Series
Ira Harkey
Journalist Ira Harkey risked it all when he advocated for James Meredith's admission to the University of Mississippi as the first African American student in 1962. Originally published in 1967, this book is Harkey's memoir of what it was like to be a white integrationist editor in fiercely segregationist Mississippi.
196 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 29, 2019 |
ISBN13 | 9781496824851 |
Publishers | University Press of Mississippi |
Pages | 196 |
Dimensions | 288 g |