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Confederacy of Silence A True Tale of the New Old South Author: When Richard Rubin, fresh out of the Ivy League, accepts a job at a daily newspaper in the old Delta town of Greenwood, Mississippi, he is thrust into a place as different from his hometown of New York as any in the country. Yet to his surprise, he is warmly welcomed by the townspeople and soon finds his first great scoop in Handy Campbell, a po... more »
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Bobbie L. (nascargal) reviewed Confederacy of Silence : A True Tale of the New Old South on + 352 more book reviews
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I really enjoyed this book. It takes a hard look at the paradox that is life in the Delta area of Mississippi. On one hand you have Southern Hospitality at its best when a writer from the North comes to Greenwood MS to cover sports for the local newspaper. Everyone makes him feel welcome. On the other hand there is an undercurrent of racism that always seems to be present. The second half of the book deals with the murder trial of a former high school football star. It is a riveting book; I loved it.
Genres:
- Biographies & Memoirs >> Professionals & Academics >> Journalists
- Nonfiction >> Politics >> General
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Discrimination & Racism
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> General
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Sociology >> Rural