Freedom Summer: The Savage Season of 1964 That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy

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Bruce Watson

Freedom Summer

The Savage Season of 1964 That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy

Bruce Watson

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Penguin USA
31 May 2011

General encyclopaedias; History; Civil rights & citizenship

"A riveting account of one of the most remarkable episodes in American history.

In his critically acclaimed history Freedom Summer, award- winning author Bruce Watson presents powerful testimony about a crucial episode in the American civil rights movement. During the sweltering summer of 1964, more than seven hundred American college students descended upon segregated, reactionary Mississippi to register black voters and educate black children. On the night of their arrival, the worst fears of a race-torn nation were realized when three young men disappeared, thought to have been murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. Taking readers into the heart of these remarkable months, Freedom Summer shines new light on a critical moment of nascent change in America.

""Recreates the texture of that terrible yet rewarding summer with impressive verisimilitude."" -Washington Post"

By: Bruce Watson
Imprint: Penguin USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780143119432
ISBN 10: 0143119435
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 31 May 2011
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bruce Watson is an award-winning journalist whose articles have been published in Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, San Francisco Examiner, Yankee Magazine, and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2003.

Reviews for Freedom Summer: The Savage Season of 1964 That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy

"""Recreates the texture of that terrible yet rewarding summer with impressive verisimilitude."" -Washington Post ""Remarkable...a well-researched, vivid retelling of the 1964 civil rights crusade to put Mississippi's 200,000 disenfranchised blacks on the voting rolls...[an] important book."" -San Francisco Chronicle ""Elegantly written...A fascinating look at ordinary people at their best and worst...Riveting."" -Richmond Times-Dispatch ""An amazing account of one pivotal summer in the history of civil rights...with a thriller's pacing, the book forcefully describes the depravity and treachery behind the bombings, beatings and intimidation...and shows the physical and emotional costs of such a fight."" -The Minneapolis Star-Tribune ""Engrossing"" -The Economist"