Children of Crisis (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Coles
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Work: Cultural criticism
- Time of Work: 1958-1970
- Setting: The United States
- Principal Characters: Robert Coles
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction
- Subjects: African Americans, Civil rights, Children, Social reform, Race, Poverty or poor people, Working class, Wealth, Psychiatry or psychiatrists
Form and Content
In 1958, Robert Coles, a physician serving in the United States Air Force and beginning a career as a child psychiatrist, first encountered the racially segregated Deep South. Over several years he held weekly conferences with the black children who were integrating the public schools, and he met also with their parents and advisers and with whites who were caught up in the crisis. Soon he became a civil rights activist. This almost casual beginning led to the lasting commitment that underlies his career as a social critic.
Children of Crisis, the...
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