John Hersey
Biographic Data
| ID | 2930026 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Hersey |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Hersey |
| SIGNATURE | HERSEY J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1944 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Algiers Motel Incident
In 1967 three black men were killed and nine other people brutally beaten by, as John Hersey describes it in The Algiers Motel Incident, an aggregate of Detroit police, Michigan State Troopers, National Guardsmen, and private guards who had been directed to the scene. Responding to a telephoned report of sniping, the police group invaded the Algiers Motel and interrogated ten black men and two white women, none of whom were armed, for an hour. By…
Rereading the Classics
Ralph Ellison
The Algiers Motel Incident
Fable for Wise Men
Fable for Wise Men
The Algiers Motel Incident
Ralph Ellison
Rereading the Classics
The Algiers Motel Incident
In 1967 three black men were killed and nine other people brutally beaten by, as John Hersey describes it in The Algiers Motel Incident, an aggregate of Detroit police, Michigan State Troopers, National Guardsmen, and private guards who had been directed to the scene. Responding to a telephoned report of sniping, the police group invaded the Algiers Motel and interrogated ten black men and two white women, none of whom were armed, for an hour. By…
History (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · 1967 (1 work) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 work) · African americans (1 work) · African history and culture analysis (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 work)