Age of ideology: Murray Kempton on the 30's

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Columnist and historian Murray Kempton deserves the respect he has earned for his insightful observations of political and social movements. He understood the forces that influenced the major political movements of the 1930s resulting in extraordinary clashes between capitalism and communism, democracy and tyranny, wealth and poverty. It was a decade in which leaders and activists demonstrated an unwavering dedication to their beliefs. Above all, he perceived how their upbringing influenced their decisions either to protect the US social structure or to challenge its foundations.

Social aspects, Political activity, Influence, Political aspects, Biography, Criticism and interpretation, Social movements, Communism, 1930s (Decade), Hiss, Alger, Part of Our Time: Some Ruins and Monuments of the Thirties (Book)

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Queen of the muckrackers

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Jessica Mitford is recognized as a great muckraking journalist because of her research on unethical funeral practices. Mitford's 1963 book, 'The American Way of Death,' caused funeral homes to change their practices. She is remembered for her passion for life and her humor.

Mitford, Jessica

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Missing Murray Kempton

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Columnist Murray Kempton was a perceptive observer of the American scene and an individualist in the tradition of Heywood Broun and H.L. Mencken. Kempton's radicalism was based on his religious beliefs and his commitment to social justice.

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