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Diary of a Sit-In
Merrill Proudfoot
Introduction by Michael S. Mayer
Paper978-0-252-06062-5
$20.00
| Pub Date: | 1990 |
| Pages: | 272 pages |
| Dimensions: | 5.5 x 8 in. |
In early 1960 Merrill Proudfoot was a white Presbyterian clergyman on the faculty of the predominantly black Knoxville College. He agreed to join the students in staging sit-in protests if they first tried to negotiate the integration of downtown Knoxville's lunch counters and those negotiations failed. After the negotiations collapsed, Proudfoot fulfilled his part of the bargain, at first reluctantly but later with enthusiasm, and emerged as a prominent figure in the movement.
The second edition of this work includes an extensive introduction by Michael Mayer that places Diary of a Sit-In in proper perspective in the movement for use of nonviolent direct action, a chronology of events, a new after word by the author, and illustrations.
"This book can be read with profit by every American, of whatever persuasion in the complex philosophies of 'race relations.' The intricate interplay of economic forces, deep human emotions, religion, social psychology, and the law is traced out with intelligence and with compassion for all the parties to the conflict. Proudfood candidly discusses the divisions and confusions as to goals, strategy, and tactics that render the whole matter of sit-ins and stand-ins a far more complex and agonizing dilemma than the superficial observer is almost certain to suppose." -- Richard Bardolph, Journal of Southern History
"What emerges, and endures, is the picture of a man who, in spite of himself, had to take part and, much to his own surprise, found bravery in himself. In the process, he saw and set down a moving portrait of the South in the torment of change." -- William Melvin Kelley, The Nation
Subjects:
Southern History & Culture / Black Studies / History, Am.: 20th C.
