Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Magarrell, Lisa
Wesley, Joya
Titre(s) : Learning from Greensboro [Texte imprimé] : truth and reconciliation in the United States / Lisa Magarrell and Joya Wesley ; foreword by Bongani Finca
Publication : Philadelphia (Pa.) : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008
Description matérielle : xv, 278 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : Pennsylvania studies in human rights
Lien à la collection : Pennsylvania studies in human rights
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-265) and index
"On November 3,1979, in the Morningside neighborhood of Greensboro, North Carolina,
a caravan of Ku Klux Klan and Nazi Party members arrived on the scene of an anti-Klan
protest. After a scuffle, some of the Klan and Nazis opened fire on the mostly unarmed,
racially mixed gathering of political activists, labor organizers, and children. While
news cameras filmed, five protesters were killed and ten were wounded. Police officers
were notably absent at the time of the attack. State and federal criminal trials resulted
in acquittals of the shooters by all-white juries." "Learning from Greensboro provides
an insider's look at the truth and reconciliation process, including how it worked,
the challenges it faced, and the local context in which it existed. The book offers
valuable practical insights into the process of truth-telling and gives testimony
to the possibility that denial, indifference, and hidden histories can be made to
yield to a deeper and lasting justice."--Jacket
Sujet(s) : Massacre de Greensboro (1979)
Droits de l'homme -- États-Unis -- 1970-....
Commissions vérité et réconciliation -- États-Unis -- 1970-....
Extrême droite -- Greensboro (N.C., États-Unis) -- 1970-....
Ku Klux Klan (1915-....)
Indice(s) Dewey :
305.896 073 (23e éd.) = Sociologie des Afro-Américains
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780812241105. - ISBN 081224110X. - ISBN 9780812221138 (br.). - ISBN 0812221133
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45738879d
Notice n° :
FRBNF45738879
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The truth about greensboro ; Remembering victims and survivors ; Individual truths
; The truth commission idea ; Building the framework ; Seating the commission ;
Starting up, establishing independence ; Research and the complexity of truth ;
Engaging the public ; The report ; Next steps and response ; The project and the
commission ; The media and official Greensboro ; Opposition and critiques ; Interest
and support from outside ; Lessons from the process ; An early assessment ; Comparing
Greensboro ; Greensboro's legacy.
