num_pages: 768
description: The compelling story of the earliest calls for desegregation and racial justice in the South."Make room on your library shelf . . . for John Egerton's magnificent Speak Now Against the Day . His book is a stunning a sprawling, engrossing, deeply moving account of those Southerners, black and white, who raised their voices to challenge the South's racial mores. . . . [This] is an eloquent and passionate book, and . . . one we cannot afford to forget.--Charles B. Dew, New York Times Book Review"A rich and inspiring story. . . . [Egerton] has uncovered a buried treasure.--Studs Terkel"[A] superb book, measured but eloquent.--Dan T. Carter, Washington Post Book World
language: English
title: Speak Now Against the Day: The Generation Before the Civil Rights Movement in the South
titlecomplete: Speak Now Against the Day: The Generation Before the Civil Rights Movement in the South (Chapel Hill Books)
genres: Historical, History, Southern, Race, American History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 62
series: Chapel Hill Books
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: American Book Award, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Ambassador Book Award
category: American Studies
publisher: The University of North Carolina Press