Description: A spirited assessment of the state of civil rights history, by the leading scholars of the movement, this collection of original works refocuses attention on this bottom-up history and compels a rethinking of what and who we think are central to the movement.
Brief description: EMILYE CROSBY is a professor of history at the State University of New York at Geneseo. She is the author of A Little Taste of Freedom: The Black Freedom Struggle in Claiborne County, Mississippi.
Review Quotes:
Engaging and accessible for nonspecialists and thought provoking for scholars, this well-written, feisty book offers cutting-edge historiography, tools for teachers, and insights for all of us. It is a must read for anyone interested in the freedom struggle and in a just, democratic society.
--Julian Bond "founding member of SNCC and former chair of the NAACP"