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www.capital-books.com capital books inc new titles new in paperback march to a promised land the civil rights files of a white reporter 1952-1968 al kuettner october 2007 new titles a white southern reporter s eyewitness account of the 16 years of american civil rights history he covered the historic figures he met and interviewed and the life-changing events he witnessed in march to a promised land veteran reporter al kuettner begins you had to walk in the footsteps of these people black and white to get some understanding of their deep feelings their prejudices the sad deprivation suffered by so many blacks the fear in whites you had to walk and talk with them and that s what i did for fifteen years knowing that this story could not unfold from reading propaganda statements from both sides of the controversy this was a people story al kuettner was a young white southern reporter when the civil rights struggle began in 1952 the year he was assigned to cover it by the wire service united press during those years he traveled extensively throughout the u.s talking with hundreds of people black and white witnessing the events that transformed american race relations in this book al now a much older man retraces his steps reexamining the history he witnessed in the making and questioning blacks and whites about the legacy of change while he traces the events he witnessed from the 1952 announcement that the supreme court would review brown vs board of education to the tragic assassination of martin luther king jr in 1968 his vision is informed by the future and by his own determination to present the events honestly al kuettner is a veteran reporter now living in retirement in arkansas he began his career with weekly newspapers and was hired as reporter by the united press wire service now upi in 1942 later he was a bureau news manager in memphis and birmingham and in 1952 became upi s director and national correspondent for the civil rights movement which he covered until 1968 during this period he personally interviewed such historic civil rights figures as martin luther king jr the naacp s roy wilkins governor george wallace and others he is a recipient of the professional journalism fraternity distinguished service award october 2007 paper us $16.95 can $21.95 isbn 978-1-933102-49-8 216 pages 6x9 32 b/w historic photos us history marketing plans reviews and features in history news education african-american religious and general-interest media southern regional author speaking tour with book signings hardcover edition us $25.00 can $32.50 isbn 978-1933102-28-3 an illuminating yet brief history of the civil rights movement the strength of the book is that it places concisely in historical context the movement s important events the author claims to have set out to determine if the civil rights battles were worth it however the reader learns soon that kuettner already knew the answer and if the reader has any doubts of his or her own they are dispelled by this affecting memoir foreword magazine january-february 2007 ipm north american new book catalog fall 2007 winter 2008 page 7

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