{"product_id":"freedom-summer-the-savage-season-that-made-mississippi-burn-and-made-america-a-democracy","title":"Freedom Summer: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFreedom Summer: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eBruce Watson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780670021703\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eViking\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e384\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eA majestic history of the summer of '64, which forever changed race relations in America \u003cbr\u003e In the summer of 1964, with the civil rights movement stalled, seven hundred college students descended on Mississippi to register black voters, teach in Freedom Schools, and live in sharecroppers' shacks. But by the time their first night in the state had ended, three volunteers were dead, black churches had burned, and America had a new definition of freedom. \u003cbr\u003e This remarkable chapter in American history, the basis for the controversial film \"Mississippi Burning,\" is now the subject of Bruce Watson's thoughtful and riveting historical narrative. Using in- depth interviews with participants and residents, Watson brilliantly captures the tottering legacy of Jim Crow in Mississippi and the chaos that brought such national figures as Martin Luther King Jr. and Pete Seeger to the state. \"Freedom Summer\" presents finely rendered portraits of the courageous black citizens-and Northern volunteers-who refused to be intimidated in their struggle for justice, and the white Mississippians who would kill to protect a dying way of life. Few books have provided such an intimate look at race relations during the deadliest days of the Civil Rights movement, and Freedom Summer will appeal to readers of Taylor Branch and Doug Blackmon.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Freedom Summer: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy | Bruce Watson | Hardcover | 9780670021703 | Used: Like New | American History 1697358","offer_id":48433241587864,"sku":"1697358","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71rTe4eVT3L.jpg?v=1773354929","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/freedom-summer-the-savage-season-that-made-mississippi-burn-and-made-america-a-democracy","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}