240 Pages

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:In Peace And Freedom: My Journey In SelmaISBN13:9780813165929ISBN10:081316592XAuthor:Lafayette, Bernard (Author), Johnson, Kathryn Lee (Author), Lewis, Congressman John Robert (Foreword by)Description: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 Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:University Press of KentuckyPublication Date:2015-12-01Weight:0.7 lbsDimensions:0.5” H x 8.9” L x 6” WNumber of Pages:240Language:English