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Freedom Summer

Books | History / African American & Black

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Bruce Watson
A riveting account of one of the most remarkable episodes in American history. In his critically acclaimed history Freedom Summer, award- winning author Bruce Watson presents powerful testimony about a crucial episode in the American civil rights movement. During the sweltering summer of 1964, more than seven hundred American college students descended upon segregated, reactionary Mississippi to register black voters and educate black children. On the night of their arrival, the worst fears of a race-torn nation were realized when three young men disappeared, thought to have been murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. Taking readers into the heart of these remarkable months, Freedom Summer shines new light on a critical moment of nascent change in America."Recreates the texture of that terrible yet rewarding summer with impressive verisimilitude." -Washington Post
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Author
Bruce Watson
Pages
384
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2010-06-10
ISBN
1101190183 9781101190180
Ratings
Google: 4

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