Background
Davidson, Osha Gray was born on May 22, 1954 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of Sol M. and Penny (Goldfinger) Davidson.
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The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South
(C. P. Ellis grew up in the poor white section of Durham, ...)
C. P. Ellis grew up in the poor white section of Durham, North Carolina, and as a young man joined the Ku Klux Klan. Ann Atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fight. During the 1960s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, Atwater and Ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issue. Their encounters were charged with hatred and suspicion. In an amazing set of transformations, however, each of them came to see how the other had been exploited by the South's rigid power structure, and they forged a friendship that flourished against a backdrop of unrelenting bigotry. Rich with details about the rhythms of daily life in the mid-twentieth-century South, The Best of Enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all odds. By placing this very personal story into broader context, Osha Gray Davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class, and that cooperation is possible--even in the most divisive situations--when people begin to listen to one another.
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Broken Heartland by Osha Gray Davidson(September 10, 1990) Hardcover
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Broken Heartland: The Rise of America's Rural Ghetto: 1st (First) Edition
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Broken Heartland
(Looks at the disintegration of rural communities, argues ...)
Looks at the disintegration of rural communities, argues that the farm crisis is part of a larger economic battle, and suggests reforms.
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- Broken Heartland: The Rise of America's Rural Ghetto by Davidson, Osha Gray (1996) Paperback
- Under Fire: The Nra and the Battle for Gun Control by Osha Gray Davidson (1998-09-01)
- The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson (15-Aug-2007) Paperback
- The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson (2007-08-27)
- Under Fire: The Nra and the Battle for Gun Control (Originally published in 1993, Under Fire was widely haile...)
- Fire In The Turtle House: The Green Sea Turtle and the Fate of the Ocean (Sea turtles have existed since the time of the dinosaurs....)
- The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef
- Fire in the Turtle House: The Green Sea Turtle and the Fate of the Ocean Hardcover October 2, 2001
Osha Gray Davidson
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Osha Gray Davidson, American writer. Ford Foundation grantee, 1988, Fund for Investigative Journalism grantee, 1988; Center International and Comparative Studies University Iowa scholar, 1995-1996, Department American Studies scholar, 1995-1996; Pulitzer nomination for "Best of Enemies", 1996. Coordinator Iowa Divestment Coalition, Des Moines, 1983-1984; commissioner Iowa City Human Rights Commission, 1995-1996. Member national Writers Union.
Education
Bachelor in English, University Iowa, 1982.
Career
Osha Gray Davidson is an award-winning author of six books of non-fiction and more than a hundred articles on a range of topics. He covered the environment for Rolling Stone magazine and blogged on renewable energy at Forbes.com. His freelance work has also appeared in InsideClimate News, Grist, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Salon, Mother Jones and other publications.
Davidson co-wrote the screenplay for the IMAX documentary Coral Reef Adventure and his photographs have appeared in Rolling Stone, InsideClimate News, Forbes.com, and elsewhere.
His Rolling Stone article about Lori Piestewa, the first Native American woman to die in combat fighting for the United States, was nominated for a National Magazine Award for feature writing. Coral Reef Adventure was the highest grossing documentary film of 2003 and was voted Best Picture of 2003 by the Giant Screen Theatre Association.
Davidson lives in Phoenix, Arizona, where he publishes the blog The Phoenix Sun, about renewable energy.
Achievements
Works
book
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Under Fire: The Nra and the Battle for Gun Control
( Originally published in 1993, Under Fire was widely hai...)
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Broken Heartland
(Looks at the disintegration of rural communities, argues ...)
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Fire In The Turtle House: The Green Sea Turtle and the Fate of the Ocean
( Sea turtles have existed since the time of the dinosaur...)
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Broken Heartland: The Rise of America's Rural Ghetto: 1st (First) Edition
(Brand New. In Stock. Will be shipped from US. Excellent C...)
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The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South
(C. P. Ellis grew up in the poor white section of Durham, ...)
- Broken Heartland: The Rise of America's Rural Ghetto by Davidson, Osha Gray (1996) Paperback
- Under Fire: The Nra and the Battle for Gun Control by Osha Gray Davidson (1998-09-01)
- The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson (15-Aug-2007) Paperback
- The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson (2007-08-27)
- Broken Heartland by Osha Gray Davidson(September 10, 1990) Hardcover
- The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef
- Fire in the Turtle House: The Green Sea Turtle and the Fate of the Ocean Hardcover October 2, 2001
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Under Fire: The Nra and the Battle for Gun Control
Membership
Coordinator Iowa Divestment Coalition, Des Moines, 1983-1984. Commissioner Iowa City Human Rights Commission, 1995-1996. Member national Writers Union.
Connections
Married Mary Gray, May 21, 1989. Children: Sienna, Sarah, Liam.
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Nationality
United States
Awards
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Ford Foundation grantee, 1988, Fund for Investigative Journalism grantee, 1988. Center International and Comparative Studies University Iowa scholar, 1995-1996, Department American Studies scholar, 1995-1996. Pulitzer nomination for "Best of Enemies", 1996.Ford Foundation grantee, 1988, Fund for Investigative Journalism grantee, 1988. Center International and Comparative Studies University Iowa scholar, 1995-1996, Department American Studies scholar, 1995-1996. Pulitzer nomination for "Best of Enemies", 1996.