Witness to the Truth: My Struggle for Human Rights in LouisianaUniv of South Carolina Press, 2003 - 289 páginas Witness to the Truth tells the extraordinary life story of a grassroots human rights leader and his courageous campaign to win the right to vote for the African Americans of Lake Providence, Louisiana. Born in 1901 in a small, almost all-black parish, John H. Scott grew up in a community where black businesses, schools, and neighborhoods thrived in isolation from the white population. The settlement appeared self-sufficient and independent, but all was not as it seemed. From Reconstruction until the 1960s, African Americans still were not allowed to register and vote. Scott, a minister and farmer, proceeded to redress this inequality. Ultimately convincing Attorney General Robert Kennedy to participate in his crusade, Scott led a twenty-five year struggle that graphically illustrates how persistent efforts by local citizens translated into a national movement. Witness to the Truth recounts the complex tyranny of southern race relations in Louisiana. Raised by grandparents who lived during slavery, Scott grew up learning about the horrors of that institution, and he himself experienced the injustices of Jim Crow laws. Chronicling almost one hundred years, the book examines migration |
Contenido
The Beginning | 1 |
Grandfather | 9 |
A Different Kind of Place | 16 |
Rabbit Possum and Coon Brains | 22 |
A Matter of Respect | 33 |
Running When You Cant Hide | 50 |
An Awakening | 63 |
New DealBad Deal | 79 |
Victory and Defeat | 169 |
A Cross for Every Voter | 186 |
Creative Solutions to the Negro Problem | 203 |
A Cause Worth Dying For | 211 |
Gross Injustice | 220 |
Trouble on Every Hand | 232 |
One Hundred Years | 247 |
Deliverance | 263 |
Life after Transylvania | 94 |
Am I Not a Citizen Too? | 109 |
Worse Than You Can Imagine | 129 |
A Glimmer of Hope | 150 |
All of One Accord | 158 |
Our Eyes to the Future | 270 |
Appendix | 279 |
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Witness to the Truth: John H. Scott's Struggle for Human Rights in Louisiana John Henry Scott Vista previa limitada - 2023 |
Witness to the Truth: My Struggle for Human Rights in Louisiana John Henry Scott Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |
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