On Thursday, September 11 at 7 pm, Highland Park (NJ) Public Library will host author and professor Louis P. Masur for a presentation and discussion about race and other current issues.
Masur, a professor and director of the American Studies Program at Trinity College and a Highland Park resident, will talk about his recently published book, The Soiling of Old Glory: The Photograph That Shocked America, at the public library in Highland Park, New Jersey.
Masur’s book is about a photo taken on April 5, 1976 that fully exposed the racial tensions in the city of Boston during the era of forced school busing. The author uses this photo and others to show the powerful effect image has had on history and will open up discussion on race and other current issues.
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The Soiling of Old Glory: The Photograph That Shocked America – an author presentation and community discussion at Highland Park (NJ) Public Library
August 12, 2008 by david
On Thursday, September 11 at 7 pm, Highland Park (NJ) Public Library will host author and professor Louis P. Masur for a presentation and discussion about race and other current issues.
Masur, a professor and director of the American Studies Program at Trinity College and a Highland Park resident, will talk about his recently published book, The Soiling of Old Glory: The Photograph That Shocked America, at the public library in Highland Park, New Jersey.
Masur’s book is about a photo taken on April 5, 1976 that fully exposed the racial tensions in the city of Boston during the era of forced school busing. The author uses this photo and others to show the powerful effect image has had on history and will open up discussion on race and other current issues.
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