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The Silence of Our Friends
The Civil Rights Struggle Was Never Black and White
By Long, Mark & Demonakos, Jim & Powell, Nate
- ISBN
- 9781596436183
- Publisher
- First Second: Roaring Brook
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2012 | Graphic Novels
Local TV reporting was not a glam gig in the late 1960s, especially when it covers racial ferment in the South. Long grew up in a KKK-leaning white Texas neighborhood, and his family walked a dangerous path in befriending an African American couple involved in the civil rights movement. In this lightly fictionalized account, Long's reporter father overcomes hesitation and supervisor prejudice to provide test...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on February 1, 2012
This complex story pulls no punches in depicting the racial tensions in 1968 Houston, Texas. It is a riveting account, by turns frightening, infuriating, and inspiring. Nate Powell’s detailed illustrations establish an atmosphere filled with me...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
