Death threats forced him to move his family to Mexico. Later in life, he became disillusioned with the lack of progress in race relations. His final project was official biographer of monk Thomas Merton. He never finished, dying in 1980. Left unfinished too, in his own mind, was the improvement in race relations he wanted his book to effect.
Teachers tell another story.
Morgan says the book continues to arouse debate and insight. The Christian Science Publishing Society. All rights reserved.