Elaine Weiss

Elaine Weiss’s latest book is Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement.

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  1. Why the Trump Administration Canceled Me

    I was supposed to give a book talk about civil rights at the Jimmy Carter Library. I think I know why the invitation was rescinded.

    Elaine Weiss
    A photograph of a woman meeting President Jimmy Carter, with big wiping circles covering it.
    Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Source: Lowcountry Digital Library.

  2. Guns in the Courts

    In the 1980s, lawsuits arose seeking to hold handgun manufactures liable for the damage caused by their product

    Elaine Weiss
    Jonathan Ernst / Reuters