Description: A collection and examination of the creative literary work of Freedom School students discovering pathways to racial justice
Brief description: William Sturkey is assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His work has appeared in the Journal of Mississippi History and the Journal of African American History.
Review Quotes: Bossie Mae Harring wrote in the Drew Freedom Fighter, 'Someone has opened our eyes to freedom and we will walk in the light of freedom until we achieve our victory.' Ms. Harring was one of thousands of students attending Freedom Schools in Mississippi, opened in 1964's Freedom Summer to provide an alternative education to the mis-education Mississippi provided for black children. To Write in the Light of Freedom is a collection from the Freedom Schools' newspapers. In it, you will read the hopes and dreams of Mississippi's black youth. You will be entranced by their writing and interested in knowing more about Freedom Summer and the Freedom Schools. This is a largely unknown history of perseverance and triumph over great odds. Read on.--Julian Bond, civil rights activist