From Library Journal
Reflecting the prism of his nearly 80 years, journalist and retired professor of black studies McClendon reproduces in a collection of his articles, essays, editorials, and interviews his consistently fresh and insightful perspective on African Americans' position and prospects. Drawn mostly from the Portland Observer (later The Observer), a newspaper he cofounded in 1938, and The Black Scholar, to which he is a contributing and advisory editor, the pieces span 1934 to 1992. Few aspects of black life escape McClendon's alert view, which he reveals in telling detail to develop critical principles and specific critiques. From sharecroppers in the 1930s to Anita Hill's confronting Clarence Thomas, McClendon has produced accessible and provocative commentary. Recommended for collections on blacks, race relations, and 20th-century U.S. history.
Thomas J. Davis, SUNY at Buffalo
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Thomas J. Davis, SUNY at Buffalo
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
