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| Author | Gene Roberts andHank Klibanoff |
|---|---|
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | October 31, 2006 |
| Pages | 528 |
| ISBN | 0-679-40381-7 (hardcover) |
| OCLC | 66393706 |
The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation is a 2006 nonfiction book by journalistsGene Roberts andHank Klibanoff. The book is about theCivil Rights Movement in the United States, specifically about the role of newspapers and television.The Race Beat refers to reporters whosebeat reporting covered issues ofrace.[1]
The book received the 2007Pulitzer Prize for History.[2]
It was the necessary reading for theUniversity Interscholastic League's Social Studies Competition in 2019.[3]
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