Peekskill USA
Inside the Infamous 1949 Riots
Howard Fast's firsthand account of the infamous 1949 Peekskill riots, including historical documents, photos, and newspaper repotsIn 1949, author Howard Fast found himself in the middle of a violent and terrifying anticommunist riot in Peekskill, New York. Fast was the master of ceremonies at a civil rights benefit concert featuring Paul Robeson, Pete Seeger, and others. But local newspapers stoked anticommunist anger, and the event was besieged by a mob armed with rocks, clubs, fence posts, and knives. Fast's Peekskill, USA is a blow-by-blow account of the bloody riots, which led to the beating of the first black combat pilot in the US Air F…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4532-3491-4
- EAN: 9781453234914
- Produktnummer: 31925107
- Verlag: Open Road Media
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 124 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'194 KB
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Howard Fast (1914-2003) was one of the most prolific American writers of the twentieth century. He was a bestselling author of more than eighty works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays. The son of immigrants, Fast grew up in New York City and published his first novel upon finishing high school in 1933. In 1950, his refusal to provide the United States Congress with a list of possible Communist associates earned him a three-month prison sentence. During his incarceration, Fast wrote one of his best-known novels, Spartacus (1951). Throughout his long career, Fast matched his commitment to championing social justice in his writing with a deft, lively storytelling style.
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