![]() ![]() The most recent The Last Thing You Surrender (2019), is the story of three characters from the Jim Crow South living during World War II, where they confront racial conflict at home and on the front lines. ![]() ![]() Pitts is also the bestselling author of several novels. It covers “pretty much everything,” according to Pitts, including “issues of race, gender, sexuality, religion, politics and morality.” He says that the most difficult thing about writing a column is shaping the topic, but what is most rewarding “are those rare instances when someone admits that your writing changed their minds.” This syndicated weekly column is one the most widely read of its type in the country, and nabbed Pitts his Pulitzer in 2004. Pitts started his career in the 1970s as a music writer and critic for magazines and the Miami Herald, where he transitioned to writing an opinion column in 1994. Prior to this teaching experience, Pitts has taught at Morgan State University, Hampton University, Ohio University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Princeton University, the University of Maryland and George Washington University. ![]() Pitts is well equipped for this work – besides a 43 year career in writing, he received the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, among many other awards. Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr is teaching the opinion writing course at the American University School of Communication (AU SOC) this fall – a lucky turn for some students. ![]()
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