Tag Archives: Blues for Mister Charlie

Harper Lee’s White Liberal Fantasy

By Robin Bates | Published: May 3, 2013

Important though it was, “To Kill a Mockingbird” was also a white liberal fantasy.

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The White Liberal in Civil Rights Lit

By Robin Bates | Published: February 25, 2013

White Liberals suffer a downward spiral in 1960’s Civil Rights Literature, from heroic Atticus Finch to “Radical Chic” Leonard Bernstein.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Civil Rights Movement, Eldridge Cleaver, Harper Lee, James Baldwin, Radical Chic, Soul on Ice, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Wolve, White Liberals | Comments closed