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The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice

★ Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction ★ National Book Award for Non-Fiction Longlist

Scott Ellsworth uses The Ground Breaking to investigate an American City and Its Search for Justice through a carefully framed historical account. The book builds its explanation through key episodes, competing interests, and the setting supplied by the connected fields of history and social science. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. Together, these elements make The Ground Breaking an accessible guide to the subject and the questions it continues to raise.

Publisher: Dutton
Publication date: May 18, 2021
Format: Print edition
Pages: 321
ISBN: 9780593182987

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History: African American (History)History: United States – 20th Century Social Science: Anthropology – Cultural & Social Social Science: Discrimination & Race Relations True Crime: Historical (True Crime)

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