John DeSantis

Louisiana Bayou Reporter and Author of Race Relations and Social Justice Issue Topics

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John DeSantis Biography

John DeSantis grew up in New York City, where he spent years as a street reporter, covering crime and courts on a free-lance basis for United Press International, the New York Times and other national entities. Coverage of a high-profile court case resulted in his first book, the critically acclaimed For The Color of His Skin: The Murder of Yusuf Hawkins & the Trial of Bensonhurst. A second, The New Untouchables: How America Sanctions Police Violence, followed.

In later years he moved to the New Orleans area, where he wrote extensively about social justice issues. His new book The Thibodaux Massacre: Racial Violence and the 1887 Sugar Cane Labor Strike (The History Press) explores a story that nobody ever wanted told, the mass murder of an unknown number of sugar laborers in 1887 following a month –long strike. He continues to work as a full-time journalist in the Louisiana Bayou Country.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/29/2024.

John DeSantis Speaking Topics

    • Untold stories about race relations in Louisiana. (Based on the most recent book, to be released in November)
    • Do you know where your shrimp comes from? How a Yankee reporter came to live in Cajun fishing communities, what he learned and what he can share with you. Also covered Hurricane Katrina and many other storms, so prepared for answers on those topics.

John DeSantis Books

  • For the Color of His Skin: The Murder of Yusuf Hawkins and the Trial of Bensonhurst
    For the Color of His Skin: The Murder of Yusuf Hawkins and the Trial of Bensonhurst

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