Louis Austin and the Carolina Times

Louis Austin (1898-1971) came of age at the nadir of the Jim Crow era and became a transformative leader of the long black freedom struggle in North Carolina. In this biography, Jerry Gershenhorn chronicles Austin's career as a journalist and activist, highlighting his work during the Great Depression, World War II, and the postwar civil rights movement.

Louis Austin (1898-1971) a ajuns la majoritate la punctul culminant al erei Jim Crow si a devenit un lider transformator al lungii lupte pentru libertatea negrilor din Carolina de Nord. In aceasta biografie, Jerry Gershenhorn relateaza cariera lui Austin ca jurnalist si activist, evidentiind munca lui in timpul Marii Depresiuni, al celui de-al Doilea Razboi Mondial si al miscarii pentru drepturile civile postbelice.