"At the birth of our magazine in 1973 Southern Exposure emerged as the obvious choice [for a name] to carry on the tradition of Stetson Kennedy's original Southern Exposure, a tradition that links analysis to action, that tells the truth and makes clear the imperative for change. We chose the right person to follow. He is a freedom fighter, patriot and rebel, investigator and truth-teller, a footsoldier and leader in the larger movement for a more human planet."--Bob Hall, former editor, Southern Exposure
From reviews of the first edition (1946):
"A strong weapon against intolerance."--Governor of Georgia Ellis Arnall, New York Times"Must reading for all who wish to understand the revolution that impends in the South."-- The Nation
"As Uncle Tom's Cabin became one of the greatest single forces in the eventual overthrow of slavery, so can Southern Exposure play a major role in freeing the country of segregation."--Boston Chronicle
"Anger at political, economic, and social injustice flames throughout the book."--New York Herald Tribune
"The quantity of ignorant hate, hypocrisy, and violence Mr. Kennedy discovered is staggering."--The New Yorker
"Should be read and re-read by every Negro in America."--Associated Negro Press
"A filing case bursting with documented evidence against almost every phase of Southern life."--Chicago Sun
Using thorough and stark statistics, Kennedy describes a South emerging from World War II, coming to grips with the racism and feudalism that had held it back for generations. He includes an all-out Who's Who, based on his own undercover investigations, of the "hate-mongers, race-racketeers, and terrorists who swore that apartheid must go on forever." This first paperback edition brings to a new generation of readers Kennedy's searing profile of Dixie before the civil rights movement.
- ISBN10 0343018217
- ISBN13 9780343018214
- Publish Date 14 October 2018 (first published 1 July 1991)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Imprint Franklin Classics
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 392
- Language English