| Thunder of Freedom: Black Leadership and the Transformation of 1960s Mississippi Contributor(s): Sojourner (Author), Reitan, Cheryl (With), Dittmer, John (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0813140935 ISBN-13: 9780813140933 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| LCCN: 2012045879 |
| Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1960's - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The world's eyes were on Mississippi during the summer of 1964, when civil rights activists launched an ambitious African American voter registration project and were met with violent resistance from white supremacists. Sue Sojourner and her husband arrived in Holmes County, Mississippi, in the wake of this historic time, known as "Freedom Summer." From September 1964 until her departure from the state in 1969, Sojourner collected an incredible number of documents, oral histories, and photographs chronicling the dramatic events that she witnessed. In this remarkable book, written in collaboration with Cheryl Reitan, Sojourner presents a fascinating account of one of the civil rights movement's most active and broad-based community organizing operations in the South. Thunder of Freedom unites Sojourner's personal experiences with her insights regarding the dynamics of race relations in the 1960s South, providing readers with a unique look at the struggle for rights and equality in Mississippi. Illustrated with selections from Sojourner's acclaimed catalog of photographs, this profound book tells the powerful, often intimate stories of ordinary people who accomplished extraordinary things. |
