The Best of Enemies, Movie Edition

Race and Redemption in the New South

By Osha Gray Davidson | Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press

About the book

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, Ellis and Atwater 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.

Now a major motion picture, The Best of Enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all odds. View the movie trailer here: https://youtu.be/eKM6fSTs-A0

Editions of The Best of Enemies, Movie Edition

Paperback
ISBN 9781469646602
EBook
ISBN 9781469646626
EBook
ISBN 9798890850782
EBook
ISBN 9798890850775
EBook
ISBN 9781469646619

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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, Ellis and Atwater 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.

Now a major motion picture, The Best of Enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all odds. View the movie trailer here: https://youtu.be/eKM6fSTs-A0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Best of Enemies, Movie Edition about?

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, Ellis and Atwater 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.

Now a major motion picture, The Best of Enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all odds. View the movie trailer here: https://youtu.be/eKM6fSTs-A0

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Best of Enemies, Movie Edition?

History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas

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How long is The Best of Enemies, Movie Edition and how many pages does it have?

The Best of Enemies, Movie Edition has 352 page(s)

Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Best of Enemies, Movie Edition?

Osha Gray Davidson

Who is the Publisher of the book The Best of Enemies, Movie Edition?

The University of North Carolina Press

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The Best of Enemies, Movie Edition is available as paperback(ISBN 9781469646602) and ebook(ISBN 9781469646626) and ebook(ISBN 9798890850782) and ebook(ISBN 9798890850775) and ebook(ISBN 9781469646619)

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