{"id":12347,"date":"2013-08-13T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=12347"},"modified":"2013-08-12T13:58:26","modified_gmt":"2013-08-12T18:58:26","slug":"new-stuff-tuesday-august-12-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/12347","title":{"rendered":"New Stuff Tuesday – August 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Superman<\/p>\n

Superman Versus the Ku Klux Klan:<\/strong>
\nThe True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate
\nby Rick Bowers
\nNew Arrivals Island, 2nd Floor
\nPN6728.S9 B69 2012<\/a><\/p>\n

Whenever I walk past the Graphic Novel collection, there\u2019s no denying their draw on my imagination, from classic titles featuring the Avengers<\/a>\u00a0, to the autobiographical such as\u00a0Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me<\/a>.\u00a0While I enjoy the adventure and visual treat of the former and illustrated emotion of the later, I confess I often overlook the potential historical connections of the stories and their creations. This week\u2019s featured title provides an introduction to the place of one classic in American social history.<\/p>\n

Author Rick Bowers, a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, presents the story behind Superman and his creators – a couple of Jewish teenagers from Cleveland, OH, – the Ku Klux Klan, and the collision of the two in the 1946 radio series. This testament to the power of a superhero blasting its way beyond the graphic novel to social consciousness is an accessible, high interest read for younger readers and adults alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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