Reporter: Covering Civil Rights...And Wrongs in Dixie

by Alvin Benn

Book Overview

When a United Press International executive asked Al Benn where he wanted to begin his journalism career, he unhesitatingly replied: "Where the action is." Little did he know at the time that he'd wind up reporting on America's civil rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama which was known as BOMBingham in the 1960s. Benn had no experience as a reporter in 1964, but he quickly learned by following and watching those who did. One night, he might be in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420861867
• ISBN13: 9781420861860
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"