Read Learning from Greensboro: Truth and Reconciliation in the United States (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) by Lisa Magarrell, Joya Wesley Online
Read [Lisa Magarrell, Joya Wesley Book] * Learning from Greensboro: Truth and Reconciliation in the United States (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) Online * PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Learning from Greensboro: Truth and Reconciliation in the United States (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) In 2001, Greensboro took its first groundbreaking steps toward confronting the past through an independent Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Police officers were notably absent at the time of the attack. Inspired by South Africa's efforts to tackle injustice and seek reconciliation on a larger scale, Greensboro explicitly and controversially connected its experience to other contexts of injustice and launched a novel undertaking for a U.S. After a scuffle, some of the Klan and Nazis opened fi
| Title | : | Learning from Greensboro: Truth and Reconciliation in the United States (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.73 (549 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812221133 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
Joya Wesley, a Greensboro-based writer, editor, and public relations consultant, was Communications Director for the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Bongani Finca is a former member of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Lisa Magarrell, a human rights lawyer and Senior Associate at the International Center for Tr
Do we have something to learn from our past? We certainly do. "Highly recommended."—Choice"A mid-sized town in America decides to confront its painful past, which harkens back two decades and stretches beyond the zone of comfort for many. Peter Storey, Professor Emeritus, Duke University Divinity School, former South African TRC selector"A great, optimistic story. This book, both unerringly honest and wonderfully accessible, opens us to a fascinating process which brought South Africa, Peru, and Northern Ireland to North Carolina. It will be read widely and will drive more and more communities to engage in the hard work of establishing and supporting TRCs."—Alfred L. It has important guidance and encouragement for other potenti
Well written and interesting Catherine Admay Here's a book that gives us both depth (about Greensboro) and breadth (alert to what might be of value to other community undertakings).
In 2001, Greensboro took its first groundbreaking steps toward confronting the past through an independent Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Police officers were notably absent at the time of the attack. Inspired by South Africa's efforts to tackle injustice and seek reconciliation on a larger scale, Greensboro explicitly and controversially connected its experience to other contexts of injustice and launched a novel undertaking for a U.S. After a scuffle, some of the Klan and Nazis opened fire on the mostly unarmed, racially mixed gathering of political activists, labor organizers, and children. State and federal criminal trials resulted in acquittals of the shooters by all-white juries.The City of Greensboro consistently denied any responsibility for the events. On November 3, 1979, in the Morningside neighborhood of Greensboro, North Carolina, a caravan of Ku Klux Klan and Nazi Party members arrived on the scene of an anti-Klan protest. community.Learning from Greensboro provides an insider's look at the truth and reconciliation process, including how it worked, the challenges it faced, and the local context in which it existed. The book offers valuable practical insights into the process of truth-telling and gives testimony to the possibility that denial, indifference, and hidden histories can be made to yield to a deeper and lasting justice.. While news cameras filmed, five protesters were k
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