01986nam a22003257i 4500 20261016202620.0 261016s|||| xx ||||| |||||||| 0|eng d 038547721 (KOHALIB)row-0434 KOHALIB eng rda KOHALIB 977.411 23 Kotlowitz, Alex. The Other Side of the River / Alex Kotlowitz. 1 volume text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Work first published in 1998. In The Other Side of the River, Kotlowitz brings readers to two Michigan towns, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. Separated by the St. Joseph River, they are geographically close, yet worlds apart: St. Joseph is a 95 percent white, prosperous lakeshore community, while Benton Harbor is impoverished and 92 percent black. When the body of a black teenage boy from Benton Harbor is found in the river, unhealed wounds and suspicions between the two towns populations surface as well. The investigation into Eric Mcginnis's death inevitably becomes a screen onto which each community projects its resentments and fears. Beautifully written and painstakingly reported, The Other Side of the River sensitively portrays the lives and hopes of the towns' citizens as they wrestle with this mystery and others - and reveals the attitudes and misperceptions that undermine race relations throughout America. This powerful story challenges us to think about our own assumptions about race, no matter which side of the river we live on. Inventory: Single copy, entry 435; recorded quantity 1; damaged N/A Race Relations Murder Victims Case Studies Hate Crimes United States, Race Relations Murder, Michigan Racial Discrimination Discrimination & Prejudice - General BOOK ddc 423 423 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN 2026-10-16 0 977.411 KOT LIB01862 2026-10-16 20:26:20 2026-10-16 BOOK