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The Autobiography of Medgar Evers : A Hero's Life and Legacy Revealed Through His Writings, Letters, and Speeches
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Evers-Williams, Myrlie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American civil rights workers--Mississippi--Jackson--Biography.
- African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--History--20th century.
- Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century.
- Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Jackson--Biography.
- Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-1963.
- Jackson (Miss.)--Biography.
- Mississippi--Race relations.
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Biography.
- Local Subjects:
- African American civil rights workers--Mississippi--Jackson--Biography.
- African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi--History--20th century.
- Civil rights movements--Mississippi--History--20th century.
- Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Jackson--Biography.
- Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-1963.
- Jackson (Miss.)--Biography.
- Mississippi--Race relations.
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (393 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- One of America's leading black intellectuals teams up with Myrlie Evers-Williams to bring us the first-ever definitive look at the life, work, and tragic death of civil rights hero Medgar Evers
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I Bring Justice Sure; CHAPTER II Trial By Fire; CHAPTER III Why I Live In Mississippi; CHAPTER IV Our Need For Political Participation; CHAPTER V Keep Your Eyes on the Prize; CHAPTER VI Taking Freedom For Ourselves; CHAPTER VII I Speak as a Native Mississippian; CHAPTER VIII After Medgar, No More Fear; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-09436-3
- 9786613094360
- 0-7867-2249-5
- OCLC:
- 721195181
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