Witness to the Truth: My Struggle for Human Rights in Louisiana - Couverture souple

Scott, John H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 157003818X ISBN 13 : 9781570038181

Editeur : University of South Carolina Press, 2008

Synopsis

Witness to the Truth tells the extraordinary life story of a grassroots human rights leader and his courageous campaign to win the right to vote for the African Americans of Lake Providence, Louisiana. Born in 1901 in a small, almost all-black parish, John H. Scott grew up in a community where black businesses, schools, and neighborhoods thrived in isolation from the white population. The settlement appeared self-sufficient and independent-but all was not as it seemed. From Reconstruction until the 1960s, African Americans still were not allowed to register and vote. Scott, a minister and farmer, proceeded to redress this inequality. Ultimately convincing Attorney General Robert Kennedy to participate in his crusade, Scott led a twenty-five year struggle that graphically illustrates how persistent efforts by local citizens translated into a national movement.

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Witness to the Truth is a spellbinding, autobiographical account of John Henry Scott's involvement in the civil rights struggle. It documents America's history in important new ways, providing facts and lessons unknown to current generations. The heroism of thousands who are not remembered energized the movement--people like Scott, Francis Joseph Atlas, and others in this book. Nationally famous civil rights leaders did much, but they are symbolic surrogates for this vast army of unsung heroes whose families suffered constant peril.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of South Carolina Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 157003818X
• ISBN 13: 9781570038181
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
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