A past that won't rest : images of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi /

A Past That Won't Rest: Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi collects never-before-published photographs taken by Jim Lucas (1944-1980), an exceptional documentary photographer. His black and white images, taken during 1964 through 1968, depict events from the civil rights movemen...

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Other Authors:	Lucas, Jim, 1944-1980 (Photographer), Hearn, Jane, 1948- (Editor), Overby, Charles L. (writer of foreword.), Ball, Howard, 1937- (Contributor), Goudsouzian, Aram (Contributor), Nelson, Stanley, 1955 September 18- (Contributor), Meacham, Ellen B. (Contributor), Edelman, Peter B. (Contributor), Luckett, Robert E., Jr (Contributor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jackson : University of Mississippi Press, [2018]
Subjects:	African American civil rights workers > Alabama > Birmingham > Biography > Pictorial works. Civil rights movements > Mississippi > History > 20th century > Pictorial works. African Americans > Civil rights > Mississippi > History > 20th century > Pictorial works. Mississippi > Race relations > Pictorial works.

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Summary:	A Past That Won't Rest: Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi collects never-before-published photographs taken by Jim Lucas (1944-1980), an exceptional documentary photographer. His black and white images, taken during 1964 through 1968, depict events from the civil rights movement including the search for the missing civil rights workers in Neshoba County, the Meredith March Against Fear, Senator Robert F. Kennedy's visit to the Mississippi Delta and more. The photographs exemplify Lucas's technical skill and reveal the essential truth in his subjects and the circumstances surrounding them.
Physical Description:	xvii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 149).
ISBN:	9781496816511 149681651X