Faces of Freedom Summer

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Faces of Freedom Summer captures the powerful stories and images of the 1964 Freedom Summer, a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. Through compelling photographs and narratives, the authors bring to life the courage and determination of those who fought for equality and justice in Mississippi. This book is an essential tribute to the individuals who changed the course of American history.

Review Quotes: "Faces of Freedom Summer is the rare book that both movement scholars and nonexperts will find useful. . . . Randall's memorable photographs reveal Freedom Summer's importance to workers, residents, and the civil rights movement in southern Mississippi."
--Journal of Southern History

"Faces of Freedom Summer includes both blacks and whites, volunteers and locals, and young and old. Images--like the young black shoeless boy playing outside the shoe shine parlor, the bloodied and bruised faces of civil rights workers, and the wonder of the children--make this volume unforgettable."
--Virginia Quarterly Review

"Randall's stunning photographs bring Freedom Summer alive to a new generation of Americans. Tusa's Introduction sheds new light on the Civil Rights movement in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Together they have produced a work as inspirational as it is instructive."
--John Dittmer, author of Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi

"This book adds rich imagery for understanding the most significant domestic development in twentieth-century America. It captures the sense of place that lay at the core of southern culture and attaches it to the struggle over civil rights."
--Jack Bass, author of Taming the Storm: The Life and Times of Judge Frank M. Johnson and the South's Fight over Civil Rights