Stetson Kennedy

Name/Title

Stetson Kennedy

Entry/Object ID

2023.FIC.14

Description

Stetson Kennedy was born in Jacksonville on October 5, 1916. From 1937 to 1942, Kennedy traveled the cities, towns, and rural backwoods of Florida documenting the cultural heritage of the state s diverse populations for the WPA's Florida Writers' Project. Kennedy later infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan, exposing their secrets. He was an activist for positive social change, working to make life better for all Floridians until his death on August 27, 2011. This book is the first comprehensive look at the life and work of author, activist, folklorist, investigative journalist, and oral historian Stetson Kennedy.

Collection

Library

Book Details

Author

Peggy A. Bulger

Publisher

The Florida Historical Society Press

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Cocoa, FL

Date Published

circa 2017

Call No.

GR55.K456B85 2017

ISBN

978-1-886104-89-1

LCCN

2017655414