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Educational Talk
Educational TalkPulitzer-winning historian Heather Ann Thompson unpacks the infamous 1984 Bernie Goetz subway shooting, revealing how one violent moment exposed racial resentments that still echo today. It is her first book since "Blood in the Water."
Pulitzer-winning author
1980s history
racial justice
true crime
Tips
đ"remarkable account and a searing indictment of a crucial turning point in American history"
đThompson won the Pulitzer for "Blood in the Water"
đLiterati has 3 floors of curated picks
Heather Ann Thompson discusses Fear and Fury
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Educational TalkEducational TalkPulitzer-winning historian Heather Ann Thompson unpacks the infamous 1984 Bernie Goetz subway shooting, revealing how one violent moment exposed racial resentments that still echo today. It is her first book since "Blood in the Water."
Pulitzer-winning author
1980s history
racial justice
true crime
Tips
đ"remarkable account and a searing indictment of a crucial turning point in American history"
đThompson won the Pulitzer for "Blood in the Water"
đLiterati has 3 floors of curated picks
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