The autobiography of Medgar Evers : a hero's life and legacy revealed through his writings, letters, and speeches / edited and with commentaries by Myrlie Evers-Willams and Manning Marable.
| Author/creator | Evers, Medgar Wiley |
| Other author | Evers-Williams, Myrlie. |
| Other author | Marable, Manning, 1950-2011. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Basic Civitas Books, ©2005. |
| Description | xxiv, 352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Bring justice sure -- Trial by fire -- Why I live in Mississippi -- Our need for political participation -- Keep your eyes on the prize -- Taking freedom for ourselves -- I speak as a native Mississippian -- After Medgar, no more fear. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Local note | Little-473091--3051310687832 |
| Local note | Little-346452--305131052167Y |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-330) and index. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy purchased from Lexington Books, 2/27/22 |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Autobiography. |
| LCCN | 2006296327 |
| ISBN | 9780465021772 |
| ISBN | 0465021778 |
| ISBN | 0465021786 |
| ISBN | 9780465021789 |
| Standard identifier# | 9780465021772 |
| Stock number | BRO-copy20050531-153 BRO-cust20050603-153 BRO-cust20060403-153 |