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02851cam a2200493 a 4500 001 FDDD7CB26BFE11DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20190718015922 008 060707s2005 nyuaf b 001 0aeng c 010 $a 2006296327 020 $a 9780465021789 020 $a 0465021786 020 $a 0465021778 020 $a 9780465021772 040 $a UUC $c UUC $d SILO $d WIH $d BAKER $d IBS $d UKM $d WAU $d LMR $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d VP@ $d ZOW $d NLGGC $d NSB $d OCLCG $d OQP $d E9B $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ms 050 00 $a F349.J13 $b E93 2005 082 04 $a B $a B $2 22 082 04 $a B $a B $2 22 082 04 $a B $a B $2 22 100 1 $a Evers, Medgar Wiley, $d 1925-1963. 245 1 $a The autobiography of Medgar Evers : $b a hero's life and legacy revealed through his writings, letters, and speeches / $c edited and with commentaries by Myrlie Evers-Willams and Manning Marable. 260 $a New York : $b Basic Civitas Books, $c c2005. 300 $a xxiv, 352 p., [16] p. of plates : $b ill. ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-330) and index. 505 0 $a Bring justice sure -- Trial by fire -- Why I live in Mississippi -- Our need for political participation -- Keep your eyes on the prize -- Taking freedom for ourselves -- I speak as a native Mississippian -- After Medgar, no more fear. 520 $a The American civil rights movement of the 1950s, and 1960s was spurred by innumerable heros who earned small triumphs in the face of epic intolerance and terror. [This book] reveals what it mean to fight the most intractably racist bureaucracy of the Tim Crow era. [In the book, the editor] ha[s] created a vibrant portrait of an activist at work. The result is both a tribute to a civil rights hero and a living testament to the power of grassroots political action to change our lives for the better.-Dust jacket. 600 10 $a Evers, Medgar Wiley, $d 1925-1963. 650 0 $a African American civil rights workers $z Jackson $z Jackson $v Biography. 650 0 $a Civil rights workers $z Jackson $z Jackson $v Biography. 610 20 $a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People $v Biography. 650 0 $a Civil rights movements $z Mississippi $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a African Americans $x History $z Mississippi $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Mississippi $x Race relations. 651 0 $a Jackson (Miss.) $v Biography. 700 1 $a Evers-Williams, Myrlie. 700 1 $a Marable, Manning, $d 1950- 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2006296327-b.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/2006296327-d.html 941 $a 1 952 $l UTAX314 $d 20090708133753.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FDDD7CB26BFE11DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b E9BInitiate Another SILO Locator Search