White Liberals suffer a downward spiral in 1960’s Civil Rights Literature, from heroic Atticus Finch to “Radical Chic” Leonard Bernstein.
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The White Liberal in Civil Rights Lit
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Nuanced Race Talk Savaged by a Cleaver
Given the uptick in racist language and increased enrollment in white supremacist groups since Barack Obama’s election, I’m going to devote one or two more posts to racism in America and then give the subject a rest for a bit. Today I want to return to my shift from southern race relations to northern when […]
Clarence Thomas and Native Son
The focus in this week’s posts is on Supreme Court justices and literature. I notice that, in his New York Times column today, moderate conservative David Brooks endorses Sonia Sotomayor for just that restrained balance that we discussed yesterday as we explored her early love for Nancy Drew novels. Today I’m going to talk about […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Ayn Rand, Clarence Thomas, Everybody's Protest Novel, James Baldwin, Nancy Drew, Native Son, politics, Richard Wright, Sonia Sotomayor, Soul on Ice, The Fountainhead Comments closed
