John Egerton

John Egerton, an American journalist, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, June 14, 1935, the son of William G. Egerton, and Rebecca White Egerton. The family settled in Cadiz, Kentucky, where John remained until leaving to attend Western Kentucky University. In the mid 1950s, Egerton served in the U.S. Army. He earned a B.A. from the University of Kentucky in 1958 and an M.A. in 1960.

Between 1958 and 1960, Egerton was with the Public Relations Department of the University of Kentucky, and from 1960 to 1965, he was the Director of Public Information for the University of South Florida. He was a staff writer for Southern Education Report, 1965-1969, and for Race Relations Reporter, 1969-1971.

In 1971, Egerton began his career as a free-lance reporter. He was a contributing editor for "Saturday Review of Education" (1972-1973), "Race Relations Reporter" (1973-1974), and "Southern Voices" (1974-1975). From 1973-1975, he was a writer for Atlanta's Southern Regional Council. In 1977-1978, he was journalist-in-residence at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Egerton has written or edited eleven non-fiction books and contributed over two-hundred articles to periodicals. He has also been a participant in and writer for many projects or conferences dealing with desegregation and civil rights.

Video of [http://www.southernspaces.org/contents/2006/egerton/1a.htm John Egerton] was taken at "The End of Southern Exceptionalism" conference held at Emory University in March 2006.

Egerton's Bibliography is available at [http://www.southernspaces.org/contents/2006/egerton/1b.htm Southern Spaces]