Soul City: Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American Utopia

by Thomas Healy

Book Overview

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
2021 Hooks National Book Award Winner

The fascinating, forgotten story of the 1970s attempt to build a city dedicated to racial equality in the heart of "Klan Country"

In 1969, with America's cities in turmoil and racial tensions high, civil rights leader Floyd McKissick announced an audacious plan: he would build a new city in rural North Carolina, open to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1627798625
• ISBN13: 9781627798624
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Metropolitan Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.4"