Of Long Memory
Subtitle: Mississippi and the Murder of Medgar Evers
Publisher: Da Capo; Da Capo Press
Published: June 18, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780306811623
Subjects: U.S. - Political And Civil Rights Of Blacks; Politics/International Relations; Race And Ethnic Relations; Political Science; History - U.S; United States - State & Local - General; History: American; United States - 20th Century/60s; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; Political Science : Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights; Race relations; Racism; Social Science : Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; History; Discrimination & Racism; Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights
First sentence: A light drizzle fell over Jackson, Mississippi, the day in December 1990 when the papers announced that Byron de la Beckwith had been indicted again for murdering Medgar Evers.