JEFFERSON\'S PILLOW(ISBN=9780807009574) 英文原版

Anoutspokenparticipantinthecivilrightsmovement,RogerWilkinsservedasAssistantAttorneyGeneralduringtheJohnsonadministration.In1972hewasawardedthePulitzerPrizealongwithBernsteinandHerblockforhiscoverageofWatergate.Yetthisblackman,whohasservedtheUnitedStatessowell,feelsattimesanunwelcomeguesthere.InJefferson\'sPillow,WilkinsreturnstoAmerica\'sbeginningsandthefoundingfatherswhopreachedandfoughtforfreedom,eventhoughtheyownedotherhumanbeingsandlegallydeniedthemtheirhumanity.HeassertsthatthemythicaccountsoftheAmericanRevolutionhaveignoredslaveryandoversimplifiedhistoryuntiltheheroes,betheythefoundersortheslavesintheirservice,aredeniedanyhumancomplexity.WilkinsoffersathoughtfulanalysisofthisfundamentalparadoxthroughhisexplorationofthelivesofGeorgeWashington,GeorgeMason,JamesMadison,andofcourseThomasJefferson.Hediscusseshowclass,education,andpersonalityallowedfortheinstitutionofslavery,unravelshowweasAmericanstelldifferentsidesofthatstory,andexplorestheconfoundingabilityofthatnarrativetolimitwhoweareandwhowecanbecome.AnimportantintellectualhistoryofAmerica\'sfounding,Jefferson\'sPillowwillchangethewayweviewournationandourselves.