Walter Johnson is Winthrop Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. A Missouri native and author of the critically acclaimed Soul by Soul, which won numerous prestigious awards,and River of Dark Dreams, he lives in Arlington, MA.
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A history of American racial exploitation and resistance, told through the turbulent past of the city of St. Louis. 'A masterpiece that both haunts and inspires.' —Heather Ann Thompson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Blood in the Water From... SEE MORE