The autobiography of Medgar Evers
Subtitle: a hero's life and legacy revealed through his writings, letters, and speeches
By: edited and with commentaries by Myrlie Evers-Willams and Manning Marable
Contributors: Evers-Williams, Myrlie; Marable, Manning, 1950-
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780465021772; 9780465021789
Subjects: African American civil rights workers; Race relations; Burgerrechten; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Civil rights; Civil rights movements; Politieke bewegingen; History; African Americans; Biography; Civil rights workers
Description: The American civil rights movement of the 1950s, and 1960s was spurred by innumerable heros who earned small triumphs in the face of epic intolerance and terror. [This book] reveals what it mean to fight the most intractably racist bureaucracy of the Tim Crow era. [In the book, the editor] ha[s] created a vibrant portrait of an activist at work. The result is both a tribute to a civil rights hero and a living testament to the power of grassroots political action to change our lives for the better.-Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-330) and index.
Table of contents: title: Bring justice sure; title: Trial by fire; title: Why I live in Mississippi; title: Our need for political participation; title: Keep your eyes on the prize; title: Taking freedom for ourselves; title: I speak as a native Mississippian; title: After Medgar, no more fear.