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Challenging the Mississippi Fire Bombers: Memories of Mississippi 196465
Jim Dann
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Description for Challenging the Mississippi Fire Bombers: Memories of Mississippi 196465
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations (black and white), 3 maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
In June 1964, courageous young civil rights workers risked their lives in the face of violence, intimidation, illegal arrests, and racism to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi, which had historically excluded most blacks from voting. With a firsthand account of the details and thoughtful descriptions of key people on the front lines, including Fannie Lou Hamer, Charles McLaurin, John Harris, Irene McGruder, and many more, author Jim Dann brings that historic period back to life. He places those 15 months in Mississippi—known as Freedom Summer—in the overall history of the struggle of African Americans for ... Read more
In June 1964, courageous young civil rights workers risked their lives in the face of violence, intimidation, illegal arrests, and racism to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi, which had historically excluded most blacks from voting. With a firsthand account of the details and thoughtful descriptions of key people on the front lines, including Fannie Lou Hamer, Charles McLaurin, John Harris, Irene McGruder, and many more, author Jim Dann brings that historic period back to life. He places those 15 months in Mississippi—known as Freedom Summer—in the overall history of the struggle of African Americans for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Baraka Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9781926824871
SKU
V9781926824871
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About Jim Dann
Jim Dann volunteered for the Mississippi Summer Project organised by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1964 and was hired by SNCC as a field secretary the following year. He taught high school physics for 20 years and is the coauthor of The People’s Physics Book, a textbook for advanced high school physics.
Reviews for Challenging the Mississippi Fire Bombers: Memories of Mississippi 196465
“I find Jim Dann in a lot of my sketches from the summer. It’s not surprising. Built like a welterweight, tough and fearless as any of the workers that summer, he was in the middle of every confrontation and every police bust. Nothing seemed to cow him, and his righteous wrath could be turned on a sheriff, a policeman, or ... Read more