{"product_id":"before-the-byline-don-wycliff-9798992733129","title":"Before the Byline: A Journalist's Roots","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this deeply personal memoir, \u003cstrong\u003eDon Wycliff\u003c\/strong\u003e reflects on the unlikely path that carried him from a segregated childhood in East Texas to the editorial boards of some of America's most influential newspapers. Born in 1946 to devout Black Catholic parents who instilled in him resilience, faith, and ambition, Wycliff was part of a generation that came of age during the Civil Rights Movement and the nation's slow march toward equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book traces his journey through transformative moments: winning a scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, living through the assassination of Fred Hampton and the Black Panther raid in Chicago, and discovering the power of journalism to reveal truth and hold power accountable. More than a chronicle of a journalist's life, Before the Byline is a meditation on family, faith, race, and democracy. It explores how one man's roots-in community, in church, and in history-nurtured a calling to tell stories that matter and to fight for a more inclusive America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Wycliff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992733129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soulstir Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Don Wycliff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47473771544831,"sku":"9798992733129","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df3ff116-d443-4bb3-8108-7e5ef005d7ce.jpg?v=1762312838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-the-byline-don-wycliff-9798992733129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}