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Robert Dentler, a sociologist who helped Judge Garrity draft the busing plan, criticized Common Ground for "distorted, questionable legends" and a "docudramatic method of reporting" that "cloak[ed] the ignorance, fear, and hostility of the minority of citizens in the white enclaves of Boston who initiated racial violence in the robe of civic innocence."
Almost twenty years later, he received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for Common Ground, [11] as well as the U.S. National Book Award for Nonfiction, [12] the National Book Critics Award, [13] the 1985-1986 Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Book Award [14] and the Political Book of the Year Award.
Robert John Downey Sr. (né Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He was known for writing and directing the underground film Putney Swope (1969), a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world.
TV critic Tom Shales, author of the book Live from New York: The Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, [20] called Downey, and SNL, an "equal opportunity slasher" in political comedy. [21] Some have called Downey more right-wing than his self-description, including Shales, who described him in 2002 as "a Republican" and "pretty ...
The plays star Brittany Murphy, Jason Priestley, Steven Weber, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Edward Asner and James LeGros. The film contains three short stories about gay Americans during different time periods in the fictional town of Homer, Connecticut, and their efforts to find "common ground" or respect from the heterosexual majority. [3]
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Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan Downey, are just as in love as they were on their wedding day 18 years ago. Robert, 58, shared an adorable carousel of images via Instagram on Monday, August ...
The Common Ground, by Herbie Mann, or the title instrumental, 1960; Common Ground, by Tom Chapin, 2001; Common Ground, by Mazgani, 2013; Common Ground, by Kathryn Tickell, 1988; Common Ground (Above & Beyond album), or the title song, 2018; Common Ground (Big Big Train album), or the title song, 2021; Common Ground, or the title song, by Andy ...