{"id":2680,"date":"2016-10-12T17:05:07","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T22:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/?p=2680"},"modified":"2020-02-26T13:46:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T19:46:45","slug":"freedom-summer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/freedom-summer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Freedom Summer’ Author Plans Campus Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the Maryville Reads program and the Maryville Talks Books author series, Bruce Watson<\/a>, author of <\/strong>Freedom Summer: <\/em>\u00a0The Savage Season of 1964 That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy<\/em>, will discuss his book on campus at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the Auditorium. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The event is free and open to the public.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A New York Times<\/em> book review said Watson\u2019s book \u201cderives its power \u2014 at its best, it is the literary equivalent of a hot light bulb dangling from a low ceiling \u2014 from its narrow focus.\u201d The book is an account of a critical moment in the American civil rights movement, when 700 college students descended upon Mississippi to register black voters and educate black children. On the night of their arrival, the worst fears of a race-torn nation were realized when three young men disappeared, thought to have been murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. Freedom Summer<\/em> takes readers into the heart of these remarkable months.<\/p>\n

As a frequent contributor to\u00a0Smithsonian<\/em>,<\/em>\u00a0Watson wrote more than 40 feature articles on subjects ranging from eels to Ferraris to the history of Coney Island.\u00a0 His articles have also appeared in\u00a0The Los Angeles Times<\/em>,\u00a0The Boston Globe<\/em>,\u00a0The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, <\/em>The Washington Post, Newsweek, Yankee<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003<\/em>. Bread and Roses\u00a0<\/em>was chosen by the New York Public Library as one of \u201c25 Books to Remember in 2005.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Sacco and Vanzetti: The Men, The Murders, and The Judgment of Mankind<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>was a Book of the Month Club Selection and was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award.
\nMaryville Reads<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Maryville Reads program engages the Maryville community in dialogue about themes presented in the selected book through curriculum and events held during the academic year.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the pillars of the University\u2019s strategic plan is Diversity and Inclusiveness,\u201d said Genie McKee, PhD, dean of the University Library. \u201cBecause of Ferguson and many other events, the Maryville Reads committee wanted to choose a book that raises social justice and diversity issues. Bruce Watson\u2019s \u2018Freedom Summer\u2019 addresses those topics, and is also highly relevant during this presidential election year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maryville Reads is a collaborative effort between the University Library, the Office of Multicultural Programs and the Division of Student Success.<\/p>\n

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