{"product_id":"letters-from-mississippi-reports-from-civil-rights-volunteers-poetry-of-the-1964-freedom-summer-9781938890024","title":"Letters from Mississippi: Reports from Civil Rights Volunteers \u0026 Poetry of the 1964 Freedom Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003eLetters from Mississippi offers a riveting, personal and multi-faceted narrative of the dramatic events that took place during the summer of 1964, \"Freedom Summer,\" when hundreds of people came to Mississippi to volunteer with the Mississippi Summer Voting Project. The book covers the disappearance and murder of James Cheney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, the Freedom Schools, the violence and tensions at voting registration centers, and the political struggles in the halls of power. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe original publication of \u003ci\u003eLetters from Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e in 1965 was an immediate record of the mostly white volunteers in the Mississippi Summer Voting Project of 1964 (\"Freedom Summer\"). It went out of print in 1970. Zephyr Press' 2002 edition took the original text and placed it in a context of the history of the civil rights movement, of the broader scene in Mississippi during that summer, and of the subsequent lives of the volunteers. That edition has become a staple in studies of the civil rights movement, but it still focuses mostly on the \"outsiders\" in their Mississippi communities. This fiftieth anniversary edition includes: expanded biographical notes from previous editions, additional biographies of contributors to the original book, expanded notes, and a filmography. The result is a wider resource for scholarship as well as for a general understanding of this critical moment in civil rights history.\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Martínez has published six books and numerous articles on popular struggles in the Americas including \u003ci\u003eDe Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulian Bond has served four terms on the NAACP National Board and since 1998 has been board chairman. He was president of the Atlanta NAACP from 1978 until 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13391138\"\u003eElizabeth Martínez\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zephyr Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938890024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938890027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036070\"\u003eUnited States | 21st Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartinez has published six books and numerous articles on popular struggles in the Americas including De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century. Bond has served four terms on the NAACP National Board and since l998 has been Board Chairman. He was President of the Atlanta NAACP from 1978 until 1989. He is President Emeritus of the Southern Poverty Law Center and currently serves on its Board.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zephyr Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44717957644525,"sku":"9781938890024","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_31f4f8a0-d601-43c1-b2c2-ab3d0591d08e.jpg?v=1704161677","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/letters-from-mississippi-reports-from-civil-rights-volunteers-poetry-of-the-1964-freedom-summer-9781938890024","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}