If you come to the Austin History Center, Tuesday, March 6 at 7 pm, you will hear the introduction printed below for Nate Blakeslee, the author of Tulia, Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town.
“Welcome to the Austin Public Library’s Meet the Author series. Tonight we’re talking about race, justice, and the war on drugs, with one of the most admired and effective investigative reporters working, Nate Blakeslee.
Mr. Blakeslee is a muckraker, and lord knows these days there is muck to rake. He’s written on Enron and Halliburton and radioactive waste, but it’s his reporting in The Texas Observer on drug busts in the panhandle town of Tulia, Texas, that has brought Nate awards and accolades--and a contract for a big-time Hollywood movie!
But as spectacular as that is, I suspect Nate is most proud that his work led to the freeing of innocent people, to accountability, and to changes in the law.
The book is Tulia: Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town, and it’s a page-turner. Ladies and gentlemen, Nate Blakeslee.”
Mr. Blakeslee frequently called the Library’s Telephone Reference service (974-7400) to confirm facts and dates while doing the research for his book.
“Welcome to the Austin Public Library’s Meet the Author series. Tonight we’re talking about race, justice, and the war on drugs, with one of the most admired and effective investigative reporters working, Nate Blakeslee.
Mr. Blakeslee is a muckraker, and lord knows these days there is muck to rake. He’s written on Enron and Halliburton and radioactive waste, but it’s his reporting in The Texas Observer on drug busts in the panhandle town of Tulia, Texas, that has brought Nate awards and accolades--and a contract for a big-time Hollywood movie!
But as spectacular as that is, I suspect Nate is most proud that his work led to the freeing of innocent people, to accountability, and to changes in the law.
The book is Tulia: Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town, and it’s a page-turner. Ladies and gentlemen, Nate Blakeslee.”
Mr. Blakeslee frequently called the Library’s Telephone Reference service (974-7400) to confirm facts and dates while doing the research for his book.
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