A past that won't rest : images of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi / photographs by Jim Lucas ; edited by Jane Hearn ; foreword by Charles l. Overby ; with contributions by Howard Ball, Aram Goudsouzian, Stanley Nelson, Ellen B. Meacham, Peter Edelman, Robert E. Luckett Jr.
Conflict and change, bombs and boycotts / Robert E. Luckett Jr. Freedom summer, Neshoba county, 1964 / Howard Ball -- The Meredith March against fear, Yazoo county, 1966 / Aram Goudsouzian -- Murder in Natchez, 1967 / Stanley Nelson -- US senate hearings on poverty and Robert F. Kennedy's visit to the Mississippi delta, 1967 / Ellen B Meacham with a comment by Peter Edelman -- Conflict and change, bombs and boycotts / Robert E. Luckett Jr.
Summary:
A Past That Won't Rest: Images of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi collects never-before-published photographs taken by Jim Lucas (1944-1980), an exceptional documentary photographer. His black and white images, taken during 1964 through 1968, depict events from the civil rights movement including the search for the missing civil rights workers in Neshoba County, the Meredith March Against Fear, Senator Robert F. Kennedy's visit to the Mississippi Delta, and more. The photographs exemplify Lucas's technical skill and reveal the essential truth in his subjects and the circumstances surrounding them.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.