The Children (book)
The Children is a 1998 book by David Halberstam which chronicles the 1959–1962 Nashville Student Movement.[1][2][3]
 First edition cover | |
| Author | David Halberstam |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | David Halberstam |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Pages | 816 |
| ISBN | 0-449-00439-2 |
Among the topics covered are the Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Riders, the formation of SNCC, and activists including James Lawson, James Bevel, Diane Nash, John Lewis, Bernard Lafayette, Marion Barry, and C. T. Vivian.
The book was described by Kirkus Reviews as "a powerful account of a critical time in American history, related in both close-up and wide view."[4] Publishers Weekly called the work "at once intimate and monumental", making note of its "brief, informative essays" on "the sociology of all-white Vanderbilt University; the eccentricities of the Nashville newspapers; a history of city politics in Washington, D.C." and "the role of the Kennedy Justice Department."[5]
| External video | |
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 Discussion at Fisk University with Halberstam and panelists who were profiled in The Children, March 26, 1998, C-SPAN |
References
- Hayden, Tom (1998-03-22). "THE CHILDREN. By David Halberstam. Random House: 784 pp., $29.95". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- "David Halberstam Accepts 1999 Melcher Prize and Speaks on "The Children"". Unitarian Universalist Association. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- "Halberstam's 'Best-Brightest' Blunder". Consortium News. May 17, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- THE CHILDREN by David Halberstam. Kirkus Reviews. 1998.
- "Nonfiction Book Review: The Children by David Halberstam, Author Random House (NY) $29.95 (783p) ISBN 978-0-679-41561-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.