In the Shadow of Selma: The Continuing Struggle for Civil Rights in the Rural South (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780742508118)

Although the events of Selma and Birmingham are burned into the nation's consciousness, little has been written about the civil rights events in the surrounding counties, the vast sections of the rural south. Cynthia Griggs Fleming addresses this gap by bringing to light the struggle for equality of the citizens of Wilcox County, Alabama. Although right next door to Selma, their story has been largely ignored. Through the eyes of the residents of the county, Fleming relates a struggle punctuated by cowardice and courage, audacity and timidity, fear and foolishness. And, in the end, the entrenched power structure refused to yield and the county remains segregated to this day.

Author: Cynthia Griggs Fleming
ISBN-10: 0742508110
ISBN-13: 9780742508118
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 02/16/2004
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.85d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/15/2004 pg. 98
Choice 12/01/2004 pg. 721