Soul City : Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American Utopia Contemporary Literature & Fiction The Cuban Revolution took everything

The Cuban Revolution took everything from Estelita Rodriguez’s family who had run a sugar plantation

the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war

Mitchell reveals how he unearthed secret documents

An extraordinary debut in the tradition of classic works from authors such as Mark Kurlansky

Soul City : Race, Equality, and the Lost Dream of an American Utopia Contemporary Literature & Fiction The Cuban Revolution took everythingFrom an award winning author, the fascinating, forgotten history of the landmark 1970s effort to build a city dedicated to racial equality in rural Klan country North Carolina In 1969, with Americas inner 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 all races but intended primarily to benefit black people. The idea attracted