Learning from Greensboro : truth and reconciliation in the United States

Learning from Greensboro : truth and reconciliation in the United States / Lisa Magarrell and Joya Wesley ; foreword by Bongani Finca.

Author/creator	Magarrell, Lisa
Other author/creator	Wesley, Joya.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2008.
Description	xv, 278 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--North Carolina --Greensboro --History --20th century. Human rights--North Carolina --Greensboro. Truth commissions--North Carolina --Greensboro. Massacres--North Carolina --Greensboro --History --20th century. Riots--North Carolina --Greensboro --History --20th century. Nazis--North Carolina --Greensboro --History --20th century. Greensboro (N.C.)--Race relations.

Series	Pennsylvania studies in human rights Pennsylvania studies in human rights. ^A268314
Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-265) and index.
LCCN	2008012964
ISBN	9780812241105 (alk. paper)
ISBN	081224110X (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	NC Stacks	JC599.U52 G74 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold