Scalawag A White Southerner's Journey Through Segregationto Human Rights Activism |
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Author:
| Peeples, Edward H. |
Editor:
| MacLean, Nancy |
Afterword by:
| Hershman, James H. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3728-1 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2015 |
Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Tells the surprising story of a white working-class boy who became an unlikely civil rights activist. Covering fifty years' participation in the long civil rights movement, Peeples's gripping story brings to life an unsung activist culture to which countless forgotten individuals contributed, over time expanding their commitment from civil rights to other causes.
Tells the surprising story of a white working-class boy who became an unlikely civil rights activist. Covering fifty years' participation in the long civil rights movement, Peeples's gripping story brings to life an unsung activist culture to which countless forgotten individuals contributed, over time expanding their commitment from civil rights to other causes.