The Ground Breaking
Autor Scott Ellsworthen Limba Engleză Hardback – 20 mai 2021
Notăm cu interes apariția volumului The Ground Breaking, o lucrare esențială pentru înțelegerea mecanismelor de justiție restaurativă și a istoriei drepturilor civile, fiind o resursă academică și documentară de prim rang pentru studenții la istorie și sociologie. Publicată la 100 de ani de la evenimentele tragice din districtul Greenwood, cunoscut drept „Black Wall Street”, cartea nu este doar o cronică a violenței, ci și o dare de seamă asupra procesului contemporan de exhumare și identificare a victimelor. Putem afirma că Scott Ellsworth reușește o sinteză rară între rigoarea analitică și narațiunea personală, el fiind un nativ al orașului Tulsa care și-a dedicat cariera demontării tăcerii impuse asupra acestui masacru.
Reținem că această lucrare reprezintă o evoluție firească față de volumul său anterior, Death in a Promised Land, publicat în urmă cu patru decenii. Dacă prima sa carte a spart zidul tăcerii, The Ground Breaking aduce la zi investigația prin includerea perspectivelor arheologiei criminalistice și a noilor mărturii ale supraviețuitorilor. Comparabil cu Tulsa, 1921 de Randy Krehbiel în rigurozitate, volumul lui Ellsworth se distinge prin actualizarea informațiilor despre căutarea gropilor comune și eforturile de reconciliere socială. De asemenea, stilul său narativ alert, regăsit și în lucrări precum The Secret Game, transformă o cercetare academică într-o experiență de lectură profund umană și empatică. Cartea acționează ca un instrument necesar pentru oricine dorește să înțeleagă rădăcinile tensiunilor rasiale din Statele Unite și importanța adevărului istoric în vindecarea unei comunități.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1785787276
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 140 x 220 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Icon Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte cititorilor pasionați de istorie socială și justiție care doresc să descopere un capitol mult timp cenzurat al Americii. Câștigați o perspectivă unică asupra modului în care arheologia modernă și cercetarea de arhivă pot repara nedreptăți istorice. Este o lectură fundamentală pentru înțelegerea contextului actual al drepturilor omului, oferind un model de confruntare onestă cu trecutul traumatic.
Despre autor
Scott Ellsworth este un istoric american de renume, născut și crescut în Tulsa, Oklahoma. Absolvent al Universității Duke, el a fost unul dintre primii cercetători care au documentat masacrul rasial din 1921, publicând în 1982 lucrarea de referință 'Death in a Promised Land'. În prezent, trăiește în Oregon și predă la Universitatea din Michigan. Opera sa este marcată de un interes profund pentru istoria ascunsă a Americii, explorând teme precum segregația în sport în 'The Secret Game' sau expedițiile montane în 'The World Beneath Their Feet'.
Descriere scurtă
'Riveting ... Ellsworth deserves our thanks for his patient efforts to bring to light the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre' Eric Foner, London Review of Books
‘Fast-paced but nuanced … impeccably researched … a much-needed book’ The Guardian
'‘[S]o dystopian and apocalyptic that you can hardly believe what you are reading. … But the story [it] tells is an essential one, with just a glimmer of hope in it. Because of the work of Ellsworth and many others, America is finally staring this appalling chapter of its history in the face. It’s not a pretty sight.' Sunday Times
A gripping exploration of the worst single incident of racial violence in American history, timed to coincide with its 100th anniversary.
On 31 May 1921, in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a mob of white men and women reduced a prosperous African American community, known as Black Wall Street, to rubble, leaving countless dead and unaccounted for, and thousands of homes and businesses destroyed.
But along with the bodies, they buried the secrets of the crime. Scott Ellsworth, a native of Tulsa, became determined to unearth the secrets of his home town. Now, nearly 40 years after his first major historical account of the massacre, Ellsworth returns to the city in search of answers. Along with a prominent African American forensic archaeologist whose family survived the riots, Ellsworth has been tasked with locating and exhuming the mass graves and identifying the victims for the first time. But the investigation is not simply to find graves or bodies – it is a reckoning with one of the darkest chapters of American history.
Praise for The Ground Breaking:
‘[A] riveting, painful-to-read account of a mass crime that, to our everlasting shame … has avoided justice. Ellsworth’s book presents us with a clear history of the Tulsa massacre and with that rendering, a chance for atonement … Readers of this book will fervently hope we take that opportunity.’ Washington Post
Recenzii
‘Fast-paced but nuanced … impeccably researched … a much-needed book’
‘[S]o dystopian and apocalyptic that you can hardly believe what you are reading. … But the story [it] tells is an essential one, with just a glimmer of hope in it. Because of the work of Ellsworth and many others, America is finally staring this appalling chapter of its history in the face. It’s not a pretty sight.’
‘[A] riveting, painful-to-read account of a mass crime that, to our everlasting shame … has avoided justice. Ellsworth’s book presents us with a clear history of the Tulsa massacre and with that rendering, a chance for atonement … Readers of this book will fervently hope we take that opportunity.’
'Absolutely riveting ... With a stunning combination of objectivity and empathy, it demonstrates how even in polarized times we can come together in pursuit of truth. ... Anyone interested in America’s future should read it as a template for the reconciliation that lies ahead.'
‘The persistence, empathy and painstaking research of The Ground Breaking move us much closer to the justice that the victims of Greenwood, and the people of America, deserve. Heartbreaking and inspiring.’
'The Ground Breaking will rattle you, and it should. It will move you toward a harder wisdom, and it must.’
'I believe that the path of true racial reconciliation runs through millions of American Whites, whose hearts would be changed if they only knew our history. To those people I would simply say this: Please read this book.’
‘Immensely readable and thoroughly engaging, The Ground Breaking is a remarkable blend of history and memoir that could not be more timely and informative.'
'This book should be essential reading for anyone interested in an honest grappling with our racial past and with the task of moving forward.’
‘In a time marked by raw nativism, gangster capitalism and white supremacy off its leash, well-funded mobs winked at from above committed racially-driven mass terror against Black citizens and American democracy. Those who find themselves mystified when America’s white power movement storms the U.S. Capitol in 2021 need to take a good look back at Tulsa, Oklahoma a century ago.'
‘A brilliant update that recounts the events with the swiftness of an especially grim crime thriller. … An essential historical record surrounding heinous events that have yet to be answered with racial justice.’
'[A] riveting investigation into the origins and aftermath of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre … Interviews with survivors and reflections on the debate over reparations and the social, economic, and racial divisions of modern-day Tulsa add depth to Ellsworth's portrait of a community attempting to heal from an unimaginable injustice. This eloquent, deeply moving history isn't to be missed.'
'A thoughtful exploration of the importance of collective memory. It is particularly poignant as 2021 marks the centennial of the massacre. A must-read for all who are interested in how history continues to impact the present.'
‘“The Ground Breaking” is … candid and self-aware, undergirded by Ellsworth’s earnest efforts to get at this history, and to get it right. … Part of what makes this book so riveting is Ellsworth’s skillful narration, his impeccable sense for when to reveal a piece of information and when to hold something back. … “The Ground Breaking” makes for sobering reading; but it also sheds light, and some of it is hopeful.’
‘If one of the public historian’s greatest tasks is to make people care, Ellsworth succeeds spectacularly. His character-driven narrative is clear and compelling’
‘[B]eautifully written, instantly engrossing, and deeply empathetic … an essential read.’