The autobiography of Medgar Evers : a hero's life and legacy revealed through his writings, letters, and speeches /

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] cre...

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Main Author: Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-1963 (Author)
Other Authors: Evers-Williams, Myrlie, Marable, Manning, 1950-2011
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Civitas Books, [2005]
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:xxiv, 352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-330) and index.
ISBN:9780465021772
0465021778
0465021786
9780465021789