Aaron Henry
The Fire Ever Burning (Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies)
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Publication
2000-03-01 - University Press of Mississippi
Language
English
Word Count
65,750 words, Guess
Page Count
263 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8752608M
- ISBN-139781578062126
- ISBN-101578062128
- OCLC Control Number41628240
- Library of Congress Control Number99036984
and 2 more
- Goodreads393451
- LibraryThing5592507
Classifications
- LCCF350.N4H46 2000
Description
"Although Aaron Henry (1922-1997) was one of the nation's major grassroots fighters in the freedom movement on local, state, and national levels, his name has not yet been accorded its full recognition. This book reveals why Henry should be acknowledged - in the ranks of Fannie Lou Hamer and Medgar Evers - as a truly influential crusader.". "Born in the age of segregation in the Mississippi Delta, the son of a sharecropper, he became state president of the NAACP in 1959. He was able, more than any previous leader, to unite Mississippi blacks, despite diversities of age, ideology, and class, in confronting white supremacy.". "He spearheaded the formation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO). Some activists criticized him for urging protesters to take the middle ground between the NAACP's conservative position and SNCC's militant activism." "Facing recurring death threats, thirty-three jailings, and Klan bombings of his home and drugstore, Henry remained stalwart and courageous."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
White people used to say we didn't mind that hot Mississippi sun, beating the strength out of our backs and drawing the sap from our souls.
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