After five years as an English Teacher, Frederick Buechner moves to New York to become a full time writer.
Go Tell It on the Mountain[?] by James Baldwin is published. In 2001, the book would be named as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
... town is 46.37% White, 44.23% African American, 0.85% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.35% from other races, and 5.34% from two or more races. 8.33% ...