Soul City: Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American Utopia

Soul City: Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American UtopiaA New York Times Book Review Editors ChoiceThe fascinating, forgotten story of the 1970s attempt to build a city dedicated to racial equality in the heart of Klan CountryIn 1969, with Americas cities in turmoil and racial tensions high, civil rights leader Floyd McKissick announced an audacious plan: he would build a new city in rural North Carolina, open to all but intended primarily to benefit Black people. Named Soul City, the community secured

After four years abroad

mixing the hard-boiled poetry of Raymond Chandler with the racial realism of Richard Wright to explosive effect

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This is a story of sisters

the members of the Armed Detective Agency disappear one by one as Kamui

and set in multiple locations in colonial and postcolonial Asia and the United States

For many Africans

But because of his conviction

writing and reading the Swahili language

Secondary zippered compartment: Small zippered pouch for loose items

Building on the success of All City

ISBN-13 : 978-1592323821