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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457707703321

Autore

Davidson Osha Gray

Titolo

The best of enemies [[electronic resource] ] : race and redemption in the new South / / Osha Gray Davidson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2007

ISBN

0-8078-9977-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Disciplina

305.8/009756

305.8009756

Soggetti

Civil rights workers - Southern States

Social change - Southern States

Electronic books.

Durham (N.C.) Race relations Case studies

Southern States Race relations Case studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The BEST of ENEMIES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; EPILOGUE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ENDNOTES; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

In a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all odds in 1960's North Carolina, Davidson tells how C.P. Ellis (a poor white member of the KKK) and Ann Atwater (a poor black civil rights activist) went from being each other's worst and most hostile enemies to forming an incredible, long-lasting friendship. By placing this very personal story into broader context, Davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class, and that cooperation is possible--even in the most divisive situations--when people begin to listen to one another.