Bernard LaFayette Jr. (b. 1940) was a cofounder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC); a leader in the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins; a Freedom Rider; an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); and the national coordinator of the Poor People's Campaign. At the young age of twenty-two; he assumed the directorship of the Alabama Voter Registration Project in Selma―a city that had previously been removed from the organization's list due to the dangers of operating there. In this electrifying memoir; written with Kathryn Lee Johnson; LaFayette shares the inspiring story of his years in Selma. When he arrived in 1963; Selma was a small; quiet; rural town. By 1965; it had made its mark in history and was nationally recognized as a battleground in the fight for racial equality and the site of one of the most important victories for social change in our nation. LaFayette was one of the primary organizers of the 1965 Selma voting rights movement and the Selma-to-Montgomery marches; and he relates his experiences of these historic initiatives in close detail. Today; as the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is still questioned; citizens; students; and scholars alike will want to look to this book as a guide. Important; compelling; and powerful; In Peace and Freedom presents a necessary perspective on the civil rights movement in the 1960s from one of its greatest leaders.
#2031335 in Books Tameka Bradley Hobbs 2016-11-15Original language:English 9.02 x .65 x 5.98l; .0 #File Name: 081306239X288 pagesDemocracy Abroad Lynching at Home Racial Violence in Florida
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy BarevybezFantastic book. Gives the lessons of lynching in a conversational way that is truly engaging.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Hobbs tells a cruel story with dignityBy CustomerLynching in the United States was a devastating; vicious; cowardly; gang-style execution act performed by bigots; especially in the southern parts of the United States; and Florida was not an exception. To be sure; Author Tameka Hobbs colorfully demonstrates this intimidating and wretched behavior as scholarly as she could. She did everything that she could to maintain her hypothesis but it was obvious that is was an arduous task for her to tell such a cruel story without angering the reading audience.The book is balanced with an extensive bibliography that stimulates further research. Overall; this work is outstanding; and should be on the shelves of all academic and public libraries; for Hobbs presentation of a sad subject and one the nation has tried to forget; has be delivered with dignity and authority; and sound reasoning. Do not place this book down and allow it to gather cobwebs. Read it now and close the gap of Florida's gloomy American history that should never be repeated again.
