Fulminata reviewed Beware of limbo dancers by Roy Reed
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5 stars
An auto-biography of Arkansas reporter Roy Reed that focuses on his time working for the New York Times, particularly his coverage of the Civil Rights movement.
Full disclosure, I had the privilege of taking classes from the author as a journalism student at the University of Arkansas. He is one of the few professors there that made a lasting impression on me, so I am a bit biased.
The narrative meanders slightly at times as Reed covers each story in turn, but it's not at all hard to follow. The various beats that Reed covered as a reporter for the Times included the Civil Rights movement, the White House under LBJ, and the troubles in Northern Ireland. He also covered general southern and midwestern stories from the Times' bureau in New Orleans. That's in addition to his earlier career with the Arkansas Gazette as Governor Faubus fought the desegregation of …
An auto-biography of Arkansas reporter Roy Reed that focuses on his time working for the New York Times, particularly his coverage of the Civil Rights movement.
Full disclosure, I had the privilege of taking classes from the author as a journalism student at the University of Arkansas. He is one of the few professors there that made a lasting impression on me, so I am a bit biased.
The narrative meanders slightly at times as Reed covers each story in turn, but it's not at all hard to follow. The various beats that Reed covered as a reporter for the Times included the Civil Rights movement, the White House under LBJ, and the troubles in Northern Ireland. He also covered general southern and midwestern stories from the Times' bureau in New Orleans. That's in addition to his earlier career with the Arkansas Gazette as Governor Faubus fought the desegregation of Little Rock schools (although he didn't cover that story himself, he was there to witness it unfold).
Go read the book, you won't regret it.