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Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett, “Carolina Israelite: How Harry Golden Made Us Care about Jews, the South, and Civil Rights” (UNC Press, 2015)
Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett, “Carolina Israelite: How Harry Golden Made Us Care about Jews, the South, and Civil Rights” (UNC Press, 2015)
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Dec 9, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
In Carolina Israelite: How Harry Golden Made Us Care about Jews, the South, and Civil Rights (The University of North Carolina Press, 2015), Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett, a writer and former journalist, introduces us to the larger-than-life personality Harry Golden. A writer, publisher, and humorist, as well as activist, Golden used his popularity and incredibly wide network for a variety of causes, most notably the civil rights movement.
Hartnett explores the ways Golden utilized his talents (he was, at his core, a salesman) to make America more equal and free.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hartnett explores the ways Golden utilized his talents (he was, at his core, a salesman) to make America more equal and free.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Dec 9, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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