Jon Meachamis a Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian. A contributing writer forThe New York Times Book Reviewand a contributing editor ofTimemagazine, he is the author ofHis Truth Is Marching OnandtheNew York TimesbestsellersThe Hope of Glory,The Soul of America, Destiny and Power- The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush, Thomas Jefferson- The Art of Power, American Lion- Andrew Jackson in the White House, American Gospel, andFranklin and Winston. Meacham is a distinguished visiting professor and holds the Rogers Chair in the American Presidency at Vanderbilt University. He lives with his family in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jon Meacham . . . has done about the best job of anthologizing the movement that I've ever seen. --Tom Wicker, Mother Jones Compelling . . . Acting as a maestro for an orchestra of gifted writers, Meacham succeeds at transporting the reader to the confused heart of American race relations, down to the core of the misunderstandings, the invitations to hate, and the violence --Juan Williams, The Washington Monthly A collection of first-rate writings by gifted authors on America's struggle for racial justice. --James Ralph, Chicago Tribune The writing in this collection sparkles. --Robert Joiner, St. Louis Post-Dispatch