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Speak Now Against the Day: The Generation Before the Civil Rights Movement in the South
Contributor(s): Egerton, John (Author)

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 ISBN: 0807845574     ISBN-13: 9780807845578
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
OUR PRICE: $50.35  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 1995
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Annotation: cent Speak Now Against the Day. His book is a stunning achievement: a sprawling, engrossing, deeply moving account of those Southerners, black and white, who raised their voices to challenge the South's racial mores. . . . (This) is an eloquent and passionate book, and . . . one we cannot afford to forget".--Charles B. Dew, New York Times Book Review.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Civil Rights
- History | United States - 20th Century
Dewey: 323.092
LCCN: 95016179
Series: Chapel Hill Books
Physical Information: 1.99" H x 6.12" W x 9.38" L (2.46 lbs) 768 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Awards: Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, Winner, Grand Prize, 1995
Review Citations: New York Times 10/29/1995 pg. 52
New York Times 12/03/1995 pg. 88
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 01/01/1995 pg. 88
Publishers Weekly 10/16/1995
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
The compelling story of the earliest calls for desegregation and racial justice in the South.

Make room on your library shelf . . . for John Egerton's magnificent Speak Now Against the Day. His book is a stunning achievement: a sprawling, engrossing, deeply moving account of those Southerners, black and white, who raised their voices to challenge the South's racial mores. . . . [This] is an eloquent and passionate book, and . . . one we cannot afford to forget.--Charles B. Dew, New York Times Book Review

A rich and inspiring story. . . . [Egerton] has uncovered a buried treasure.--Studs Terkel

[A] superb book, measured but eloquent.--Dan T. Carter, Washington Post Book World


Contributor Bio(s): Egerton, John: - John Egerton (1935-2013), an independent nonfiction writer, wrote extensively on his native South. He is author of more than a dozen books, including The Americanization of Dixie and Southern Food: At Home, on the Road, in History.
 
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