Jerry Mitchell (3) (1959–)
Forfatter af Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era
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- Juridisk navn
- Mitchell, Jerry W.
- Fødselsdato
- 1959
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Bopæl
- Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Uddannelse
- Ohio State University (Master's, Journalism)
Harding University - Erhverv
- reporter
- Organisationer
- The Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting
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Mitchell’s writing had me on the edge of my seat. I had a hard time putting the book down once I started. It’s difficult reading because of the truly evil people Mitchell interviewed as part of his reporting. It must have been infinitely more difficult for Mitchell to live. I only had to read about these people. Mitchell had to meet with them, talk with them on the phone, and worry about which one of them might show up at his home on a dark night. The evil is balanced with the heroic and the brave in the form of the widows, parents, children, siblings, and friends of the victims, and the bittersweet satisfaction of justice after so many decades of waiting.
The book includes a thorough index, end notes, and a good-sized bibliography for further reading. The acknowledgments include a list of successful Civil Rights prosecutions from 1977–2010 including the case name, the victims, the outcome, the sentence, and the prosecution team. Mitchell helpfully provides the reader with the correct pronunciation for the names of all of the main figures. The only thing lacking is a list of the important figures and their roles. I would have referred to such a list frequently if one had been provided.
This book belongs in all Civil Rights collections. Highly recommended.… (mere)