Freedom and Justice: Four Decades of the Civil Rights Struggle as Seen by a Black Photographer of the Deep South [Hardcover]

Cecil Williams (Author)

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Four decades of civil rights struggles are captured by a black photographer of the South, providing a blend of photographic journey through segregation and a strong accompanying first-person account of experience. An excellent title highly recommended for any seeking a thorough grounding in the civil rights era experience. -- Midwest Book Review

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• Hardcover: 247 pages
• Publisher: Mercer University Press (August 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865544786
• ISBN-13: 978-0865544789
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,780,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Freedom & Justice Documented, January 21, 2005

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Audrey Battiste (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freedom and Justice: Four Decades of the Civil Rights Struggle as Seen by a Black Photographer of the Deep South (Hardcover)

Cecil J. Williams is a familiar name to those with roots in SC. He is a photographer par excellence. His pictures are deep, moving, informative, relative and meaningful. This book documents important events and people in the south during the 50's and 60's thanks to his "everyready" camera. We see familiar faces and not so familiar faces. We see documentation of a people's determinedness to be treated civily and with dignity. We see the faces of children, the hope of the future. He shares document showing the signatures of the faculty members of what is now South Carolina State University, who put their professional careers on the line ( only 1 member of the faculty/staff did not sign)is especially important. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in reading about the civil rights struggle, but especially those who have roots in South Carolina.