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Description
viii, 468 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Summary
"In the epic tradition of Eyes on the Prize and with the cultural significance of John Lewis's March trilogy, an ambitious and harrowing account of the devoted black educators who battled Southern school segregation and inequality"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-353) and index.
Summary
Dr. Horace Tate spent two years telling Walker about his clandestine travels meeting with other educators and with Dr. King, Georgia politicians, and even U.S. presidents. He shared his memories of the times leading up to and following Brown v. Board of Education. On his deathbed, he asked Walker to return to his office in Atlanta. There she found the collection: a massive archive documenting the underground actors and covert strategies behind the most significant era of the fight for educational justice. Here Walker details the courageous story of how black Americans in the South won so much-- and subsequently fell so far. -- adapted from jacket
Contents
Introduction: Finding the hidden provocateurs -- Prologue: before the end -- In the shadow of his smile -- Now you see me, now you don't -- My dear Mr. Marshall -- The balm in Gilead -- A simple scheme to do a "simple little" -- To help our people -- Fighting white folk -- Out of the public eye -- Seasons of opportunity -- Paying the cost -- Just trying to be a man -- Moving on up -- In this present crisis -- Shifting sands -- The ties that bind -- Paying the Cost-Again -- Walking the Ancient Paths -- Policing the South -- Justice Restructured in Dixie -- As freedom turns -- Not a two-way street -- We hold these truths -- Fighting back -- A charge to keep I have -- Justice betrayed -- A second-class integration it is -- Nobody but a fool -- Epilogue: The last word.
