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The Changing South of Gene Patterson celebrates the work of one of
America's most influential journalists who wrote in a time and place of
dramatic social and political upheaval. The editor of the Atlanta Constitution
from 1960 through 1968, Patterson wrote directly to his fellow white
southerners every day, working to persuade them to change their ways. His words
were so inspirational that he was asked by Walter Cronkite to read his most
famous column, about the Birmingham church bombing, live on the CBS Evening
News. This volume includes over 120 of Patterson's best columns of probing
commentary on the crucial issues of race, civil rights, social justice, and
desegregation; some reveal examples of political and moral leadership, drawn
from every corner of southern culture. Introductory essays, framing Patterson's
work as journalism and literature, place it in the context of southern history
and the evolution of white southern liberalism. Patterson himself contributes a
new essay, reflecting on his life, work, and times. At a time when protest, violence, and confrontation defined race relations
and even the South itself, Patterson's wise, sane, humorous, passionate column
appeared daily on the Constitution's editorial page, urging white southerners
to become "better than we are." Speaking as one who "grew up hard" in smalltown
Georgia, Patterson could urge change with a conviction and credibility matched
by few others. With enlightened leadership and adherence to the rule of law,
the sky would not fall, Patterson assured his readers. While black leaders led
America toward civil rights and social justice, writers such as Patterson had
the courage to appeal to the white southern conscience. Unmistakably engaged
with his time and place, Patterson's columns provide a compelling day-to-day
look at the civil rights era as it unfolded. This text celebrates the work of one of America's most influential
journalists who wrote at a time of dramatic social and political upheaval. As
the editor of the "Atlanta Constitution", Patterson wrote to his fellow white
southerners every day, working to persuade them to change their ways.
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The Changing South of Gene Patterson: Journalism of Civil Rights, 1960-1968
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