Kristen Green is an American author and journalist.
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
| Occupation | journalist |
Early life
editGreen grew up in Farmville, Virginia.[1] She graduated from the University of Mary Washington (undergrad) and Harvard Kennedy School of Government with a Master of Public Administration.[2]
Career
editShe worked as a reporter for The Boston Globe, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and The San Diego Union-Tribune.[2][3] Her work has also appeared in The Atlantic[4] and NPR.[5]
Her 2015 book, Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County, is about a protest during the school desegregation crisis in Prince Edward County, Virginia, led by student Barbara Johns. The county's response eventually led to the closing of all public schools, white and black.[6] Her book not only describes an historical event, but also shows that the fears and exaggerations that allowed segregation to take place are still very alive in today's United States.[7] The Washington Post named it on its list of "notable nonfiction" for 2015.[8]
Published works
editReferences
edit- ^ "Award-winning journalist Kristen Green debuted her new book, 'Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County' - WTVR.com". WTVR.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "Green, Kristen (Journalist)". id.loc.gov. Library of Congress. August 4, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "Kristen Green". Fall for the Book. Archived from the original on February 8, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Green, Kristen (August 1, 2015). "Prince Edward County's Long Shadow of Segregation". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "As A White Mom, Helping My Multiracial Kids Feel At Home In Their Skin". NPR.org. July 24, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Martin, Jonathan (July 27, 2015). "Kristen Green's 'Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Scutts, Joanna (June 9, 2015). "Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County Review – A Family's Complicity in Segregation". The Guardian. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Somerset, A.J. (November 18, 2015). "Notable Nonfiction of 2015". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Green, Kristen (2015). Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-226869-3.
- ^ Thomas J. Sugruejune (June 30, 2015). "'Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County,' by Kristen Green". The New York Times.
Kristen Green, who graduated from the Prince Edward Academy about three decades after it opened, returned to her hometown in 2006 to research the county's controversial past. She blends history and memoir in a gripping narrative that revolves around her discovery that "Papa," her beloved grandfather and a well-regarded local dentist, was a segregationist who played a key role in the decision to shut the public schools.
- ^ Joanna Scutts (June 9, 2015). "Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County review – a family's complicity in segregation". The Guardian.
But Green's journey shows that relegating blame to a misguided older generation would be wrong. In fact, the narratives of scarcity, competition, and fear that justified segregation – the conviction that your kid's thriving could only come at the expense of another kid's failure – haven't disappeared.
- ^ "'Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County' by Kristen Green: EW review | EW.com". www.ew.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ Green, Kristen (2022). The Devil's Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South's Most Notorious Slave Jail. New York: Seal Press. ISBN 9781541675636. LCCN 2021-41088. OCLC 1262966049.
External links
edit- Official website
- Humanities Research Center at VCU
- Panel Discussion on Race in America, C-SPAN, October 10, 2015