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Speak Now Against the Day: Generation Before Civil Rights Movement South

Speak Now Against the Day: Generation Before Civil Rights Movement South in Bloomington, MN
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The compelling story of the earliest calls for desegregation and racial justice in the South.
“Make room on your library shelf . . . for John Egerton’s magnificent
Speak Now Against the Day
. His book is a stunning achievement: a sprawling, engrossing, deeply moving account of those Southerners, black and white, who raised their voices to challenge the South’s racial mores. . . . [This] is an eloquent and passionate book, and . . . one we cannot afford to forget.” — Charles B. Dew,
New York Times Book Review
“A rich and inspiring story. . . . [Egerton] has uncovered a buried treasure.” — Studs Terkel
“[A] superb book, measured but eloquent.” — Dan T. Carter,
Washington Post Book World
“Make room on your library shelf . . . for John Egerton’s magnificent
Speak Now Against the Day
. His book is a stunning achievement: a sprawling, engrossing, deeply moving account of those Southerners, black and white, who raised their voices to challenge the South’s racial mores. . . . [This] is an eloquent and passionate book, and . . . one we cannot afford to forget.” — Charles B. Dew,
New York Times Book Review
“A rich and inspiring story. . . . [Egerton] has uncovered a buried treasure.” — Studs Terkel
“[A] superb book, measured but eloquent.” — Dan T. Carter,
Washington Post Book World