REVIEWS
REVIEWS Reviewed by Pat Wehner Vol. 21, No. 2, 1999, pp. 23-24 William Leach, Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life, New York: Pantheon Books, 1999. In recent months, the phrase “common ground” has assumed an unusually
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Covering Race: A Deep White Sleep
Covering Race: A Deep White Sleep By Loren Ghiglione Vol. 21, No. 3, 1999 pp. 8-9 Can three voices from the past help us improve press coverage of race? Recall the messages of three Americans: Harry Golden, Robert Maynard, and
John Nicholas Popham III 91910-1999)
John Nicholas Popham III 91910-1999) By John Egerton Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter 1999 pp. 21-22 The newspapers in Chattanooga and New York took particular note of the death, on December 12, of John N. Popham. In the days since,
One Nation, Unquestionable: The News Media Responds to September 11
One Nation, Unquestionable: The News Media Responds to September 11 By Patrick Wehner Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 pp. 4-7 Amid the pulse of satellite uplinks, videophones, webcasts, and tickertape displays, the taglines manufactured by the news media in the
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Homero León
Homero León Staff Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 pp. 18-19 Homero Leon, an attorney with Georgia Legal Services, who was born in Cuba and immigrated to Miami with his family in 1960 at the age of four. My experiences growing
The Newest South: A Lotta Cultures Goin’ On
The Newest South: A Lotta Cultures Goin’ On By Hector Tobar Vol. 23, No. 3-4, 2001 pp. 22-23 Reprinted with permission from the May 13, 2001 edition of the Los Angeles Times. In the center of Memphis, a river port
Black Mayors
Black Mayors Reviewed by David Chalmers Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 2002 pp. 19-22 David R. Colburn and Jeffrey S. Adler, editors, African American Mayors: Race, Politics, and the American City, Urbana; University of Illinois Press, 2001. The breakthrough came in