Liberating Dixie
Subtitle: an editor's life, from Ole Miss to Obama
By: Ed Williams
Publisher: Lorimer Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Davidson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780989788519; 9780989788557
Subjects: Journalists; American wit and humor; Editorials
Description: For 25 years Ed Williams was editor of the editorial pages at the Charlotte Observer, where his columns and editorials were part of projects that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1981 and 1988. This collection from Williams' half-century of journalism is an exhilarating tour through life as seen by a provocative and insightful Southern writer. The characters range from Jesse Helms to Jim and Tammy Bakker to Walter Percy, with William Faulkner's watchcow and the dirty book man also making appearances. The topics provide a panorama of Southern life -- politics, religion, race, gay rights, artistic freedom, school reform, college sports, the joys and challenges of family life, as well as Ed Williams' rules for living.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The newspaper life; title: American and proud of it; title: Mississippi; title: Mecklenburg history; title: Two-party system; title: Presidential matters; title: Senator no; title: Rights; title: Business and labor; title: Religion; title: Family; title: Education; title: Arts and letters; title: Sports; title: Coda.