Description: The untold history of a small town where a stand for civil rights had lasting, wide impacts
Brief description: Willa Cofield is a retired educator with a deep devotion to community uplift. She previously held positions at the North Carolina Fund, Livingston College, and the New Jersey Department of Education. She produced the documentary films The Brick School Legacy, and, with Karen Riley, The Nine O'clock Whistle.
Review Quotes: The Nine O'Clock Whistle is a book that speaks to our intellect, but also to our hearts. Indeed, there are moments in these pages that have gotten so deep under my skin that I believe that I will always carry them with me.--from the introduction by David Cecelski