Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-147) and index.
Contents:
Part one: Inspiration for the battlefield. The whale I did not see -- Miss Arter's pledge of allegiance -- Part two: Jim Crow's privileges. Passing the bar -- They must have been brothers -- Biding time at the Elite -- Bye bye blackbird -- The color of convenience -- Part three: Liberty and justice for those who got the guts to grab it. Save PeeWee -- Facing fear -- A promise kept -- I cried real tears -- A widow's might -- Fools profit from their own mistakes -- Part four: Fearless freedom fighters. The turkey bone warriors -- Cottonreader and the Chinaberry tree -- Bert & Dan ... and the Ku Klux Klan -- The other side of the battle -- Freedom riders and slow delivery -- Marengo County -- Part five: All in the family. What's in a name? -- Plowing with pride -- Never a mumbling word -- Flute lips -- The lake house -- Part six: Judging the journey. Reputation -- Tolerated injustice.
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