The Class of '65: A Student, a Divided Town, and the Long Road to Forgiveness Contributor(s): Auchmutey, Jim (Author), Verner, Adam (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1681410311 ISBN-13: 9781681410319 Publisher: Dreamscape Media
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: MP3 CD - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2015 * Out of Print * |
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BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | African American - Education | History |
Dewey: 975.891 |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 4.8" L (0.10 lbs) |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Topical - Black History - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 |
Features: Unabridged |
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Publisher Description: Being a student at Americus High School was the worst experience of Greg Wittkamper's life. Greg came from a nearby Christian commune, Koinonia, whose members devoutly and publicly supported racial equality. When he refused to insult and attack his school's first black students in 1964, Greg was mistreated as badly as they were: harassed and bullied and beaten. In the summer after his senior year, as racial strife in Americus - and the nation - reached its peak, Greg left Georgia. Forty-one years later, a dozen former classmates wrote letters to Greg, asking his forgiveness and inviting him to return for a class reunion. Their words opened a vein of painful memory and unresolved emotion, and set him on a journey that would prove healing and saddening. |
Contributor Bio(s): Auchmutey, Jim: - Jim Auchmutey spent twenty-nine years at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a reporter and editor, twice winning the Cox Newspaper chain's writer of the year award. He first visited Koinonia Farm in 1980 and has written extensively about the commune, the South, race relations, religion, and history. He lives in Georgia.Verner, Adam: - Adam Verner has worked professionally in the voice over industry for nine years, voicing everything from audiobooks, commercials, online videos, and even the voice of a beer coaster. Yes, indeed, a beer coaster that screams, 'Beer thief!' when your brew is snatched. He came to voiceover from a stage background, holds a bachelor's in theatre from Bradley University and a master of fine arts from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. |
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