My Soul Looks Back in Wonder
Voices of the Civil Rights Experience
New York : AARP/Sterling, [2004]
Format: Book
Description: xxiii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"More than 30 people tell personal stories about the nonviolent struggle for civil rights, then and now, not only the leaders but also ordinary citizens who bear witness to "transforming moments" when they suddenly found the courage to try to change things. David Dinkins, New York City's first black mayor, served with the U.S. Marines in World War II; at home, he had to use the back of the bus. A white woman remembers herself as a child after the Birmingham murders ("My worst fear was that my father might be a member of the Klan"). David Halberstam provides an excellent overview; Williams' brief, clear notes introduce each eyewitness account; and the combination of analysis and intimacy with powerful documentary photos makes for gripping narrative. Best of all are the connections with contemporary struggles for equality, including those of immigrants, the poor, and the disabled. Marion Wright Edelman's final impassioned essay speaks for the millions of all races who continue to be "left behind in our land of plenty."-- Booklist
Contents:
Introduction : the soul of change -- section 1. The weight. I am a man / Jesse Epps -- A dream is a good place to start / Endesha Holland -- King of the blues / B.B. King -- Twisted steel and sex appeal / Sputnik Monroe -- Gentleman of the press / Vernon Jarrett -- Skin dive / Dr. Sammy Lee -- American Gandhi / James Lawson -- The birth of Elvis / Jim Dickinson -- The jump-off point / Jerome Smith -- "Like little tortures each day" / Carol Swann-Daniels -- section 2. We shall not be moved. A blinding flash opened our eyes / Carolyn McKinstry -- Justice never sleeps / William Baxley -- The veil of amnesia / Diane McWhorter -- Heaven can wait / Joseph Lowery -- Cracking the system / Raylawni Branch -- Louisiana moon / Maurice Landrieu -- Wake up, Washington! / Rachelle Horowitz -- The brutal truth / Karl Fleming -- Mother courage / Carolyn Goodman -- Hour of power / Alvin Poussaint -- Love story in black and white / Constancia Romilly -- Hard-wired for freedom / Heather Booth -- Help from on high / Curtis Graves -- At history's elbow / Samuel Kyles -- section 3. The wings of the future. Founding sisters / Susan Brownmiller -- Unprincipled principal / Jose Angel Gutierrez -- Shooting for big fish / Diane Wilson -- Wheels of progress / Michelle Steger -- Threads in the civil rights quilt / Barney Frank -- Rewriting the lies / Suzan Harjo -- The Latino underground railroad / John Fife -- A more perfect union / Tawanda Murray -- A living hope / Eugene Rivers -- Afterword / Marion Wright Edelman.
Subjects:
Minorities -- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Political activists -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Race relations.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
Minorities -- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
Political activists -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Race relations.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
ISBN:
1402714157
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY North Am. US AF AM Civil Rights Wil | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY North Am. US AF AM Civil Rights Wil | North Main | Nonfiction | In |