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University of North Carolina Press
Speak Now Against the Day: The Generation Before the Civil Rights Movement in the South
Speak Now Against the Day: The Generation Before the Civil Rights Movement in the South
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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
Author: John Egerton
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 11/06/1995
Pages: 768
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.46lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.12w x 1.99d
ISBN: 9780807845578
Award: Robert F. Kennedy Book Award - Winner
Review Citation(s):
New York Times 10/29/1995 pg. 52
New York Times 12/03/1995 pg. 88
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 01/01/1995 pg. 88
Publishers Weekly 10/16/1995
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
Author: John Egerton
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 11/06/1995
Pages: 768
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.46lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.12w x 1.99d
ISBN: 9780807845578
Award: Robert F. Kennedy Book Award - Winner
Review Citation(s):
New York Times 10/29/1995 pg. 52
New York Times 12/03/1995 pg. 88
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 01/01/1995 pg. 88
Publishers Weekly 10/16/1995
About the Author
John Egerton (1935-2013), an independent nonfiction writer, wrote extensively on his native South. He is author of more than a dozen books, including "The Americanization of Dixie" and "Southern Food: At Home, on the Road, in History."
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