Description: The memoir of a fearless black leader in the civil rights struggle in Mississippi
Brief description: Aaron Henry (1922-1997) was a Mississippi-born civil rights leader and politician. In addition to his civil rights work, he was Mississippi NAACP president and a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. He also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1979 until 1996. He is author (with Constance Curry) of Aaron Henry: The Fire Ever Burning, published by University Press of Mississippi.
Review Quotes: Aaron Henry was a civil rights hero whom I knew best for his tenacity in breaking through racial discrimination and making sure that African American Democrats had a voice in party politics in Mississippi and in the nation. I applaud Constance Curry for making his story better known.--Jimmy Carter