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"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.
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Civil rights workers, Mississippi, biography, Civil rights movements, united states, Mississippi, history, African americans, civil rights, Southern states, race relations, African American civil rights workers, Race relations, Civil rights, Civil rights movements, History, African Americans, BiographyShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Aaron Henry: The Fire Ever Burning
2018, University Press of Mississippi
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Aaron Henry: The Fire Ever Burning (Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies)
March 2000, University Press of Mississippi
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1578062128 9781578062126
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