TheOtherSideoftheRiver

BY ALEX KOTLOWITZ THERE ARE NO CHILDREN HERE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER All dates, place names, titles, and events in this account are factual. However, the names of certain individuals have been changed in order to afford them a measure of privacy. FIRST ANCHOR BOOKS EDITION, FEBRUARY 1999 Copyright © 1998 by Alex Kotlowitz All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Nan A. Talese / Doubleday in 1998. The Anchor Books edition is published by arrangement with Nan A. Talese / Doubleday. Anchor Books and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition of this book as follows: The other side of the river: a story of two towns, a death, and America’s dilemma/Alex Kotlowitz.—1st ed. p. cm. 1. Saint Joseph (Mich.)—Race relations—Case studies. 2. Benton Harbor (Mich.)—Race relations—Case studies. 3. Hate ......