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The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement Hardcover – September 1, 2008
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Print length352 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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PublisherNewSouth Books
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Publication dateSeptember 1, 2008
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Dimensions6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
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ISBN-101588382222
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ISBN-13978-1588382221
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The journey white Southerners travel in this riveting memoir, from virulent racism to acceptance of blacks' civil rights, is as momentous as any in American history. Zellner moved a shorter distance—son of a progressive, integrationist minister from Alabama, he had his family's support when he joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1961. A frontline participant in many civil rights battles, he was jailed, beaten, slashed, shot at by police and taken on a terrifying night ride by Klansmen as they debated whether to lynch him. He's also a canny observer of major figures in the struggle, from SNCC legend Robert Moses to segregationist stalwart George Wallace. Zellner comes off as confident, even cocky—especially in his many arguments with racist antagonists, of which he has an implausible verbatim recall—but the constant menace of howling white mobs, vicious cops and Klan terrorists takes its toll. The result is a testament both to the courage of civil rights activists and to the hatred they overcame; when Zellner survives to see white and black workers come together for a wildcat strike, it seems almost miraculous. Photos. (Oct.)
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[Zellner’s] words ring with an honesty often lacking in some other accounts of the times, and he recreates the culture of the 1960s with candor and humility. His book corrects many false impressions and gives the true story from someone who had a foot in both worlds, who risked his life―and his future―for what he believed in, and believes in still ... This book is an eye-opener for those old enough to remember these events, and a door to understanding for those too young to recall the shaping of the world we live in today. ― Loretta Gillespie, The Decatur Daily
The captivating and profound testimony of a patriot who did everything he could to help make his nation a better place, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek is highly recommended. ― Midwest Book Review
Written with Curry (Silver Rights: The Story of the Carter Family's Brace Decision To Send Their Children to an All-White School and Claim Their Civil Rights), this powerful portrait of a courageous man is highly recommended for all but the smallest libraries. ― Library Journal starred review
If you want a taste of what life on the front lines was like in the Southern civil rights movement, you have to read this book. ― Jo Freeman, Senior Women Web
The journey white Southerners travel in this riveting memoir, from virulent racism to acceptance of blacks’ civil rights, is as momentous as any in American history. ― Publishers Weekly
The captivating and profound testimony of a patriot who did everything he could to help make his nation a better place, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek is highly recommended. ― Midwest Book Review
Written with Curry (Silver Rights: The Story of the Carter Family's Brace Decision To Send Their Children to an All-White School and Claim Their Civil Rights), this powerful portrait of a courageous man is highly recommended for all but the smallest libraries. ― Library Journal starred review
If you want a taste of what life on the front lines was like in the Southern civil rights movement, you have to read this book. ― Jo Freeman, Senior Women Web
The journey white Southerners travel in this riveting memoir, from virulent racism to acceptance of blacks’ civil rights, is as momentous as any in American history. ― Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Bob Zellner now lives in Fairhope, Alabama.
Atlanta-based Constance Curry is a civil rights veteran and has written several books and produced a documentary film.
Atlanta-based Constance Curry is a civil rights veteran and has written several books and produced a documentary film.
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Product details
- Publisher : NewSouth Books; 1st edition (September 1, 2008)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1588382222
- ISBN-13 : 978-1588382221
- Item Weight : 1.4 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2020
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In researching my novel Torched: Summer of 64, which is historical fiction about the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi, I kept coming across the name Bob Zellner. Little did I realize, until I read The Wrong Side of Murder Creek, the extent of his involvement in The Movement. His latest novel, with Constance Curry and a Foreword by Julian Bond is riveting, vivid, inspirational, informative and timely. It is a book for today, a definite must read. Joe Edd Morris
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2014
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This is a really great book on the Civil Rights Movement, and should appeal to a variety of interests. It's a great memoir from a white member of the movement who was widely accepted by people of all skin colors. Thus, if one is a young activist of a majority status looking to be a part of a minority movement, Zellner practically gives a how-to manual. That said, it is also a really unique look at the movement itself. Zellner was obviously about as on the ground as you can get, and worked as a field organizer for SNCC. Thus, as his story vividly shows, he was really in the thick of the action. All in all, the book isn't necessarily the most well written book, but it's fascinating and reads very easily.
If you're very interested in the organizing done for the Civil Rights Movement, I would read this and I've Got the Light to Freedom by Charles Payne.
If you're very interested in the organizing done for the Civil Rights Movement, I would read this and I've Got the Light to Freedom by Charles Payne.
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2009
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Zellner's anecdotal approach to being a white Southerner in the right place at the wrong time amuses on the surface but reveals the seriousness of the efforts he made to challenge and attempt to defeat the brutality of the Deep South. His humor seems to take the edge off what he has to say but in reality makes his message even more powerful.
Thus, his father's Klan robe is sewn into white Sunday shirts for him and his brothers and the family stands behind him in his fight as a civil rights activist in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. His education at a white Methodist college in Alabama almost gets him killed in McComb, Mississippi, but his pluck and perseverance remain his calling card throughout.
This work is a must read as a statement of a white Southerner who remains even today a fighter for the rights of the oppressed black in the Deep South.
Thus, his father's Klan robe is sewn into white Sunday shirts for him and his brothers and the family stands behind him in his fight as a civil rights activist in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. His education at a white Methodist college in Alabama almost gets him killed in McComb, Mississippi, but his pluck and perseverance remain his calling card throughout.
This work is a must read as a statement of a white Southerner who remains even today a fighter for the rights of the oppressed black in the Deep South.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2014
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This is an incredible story about Bob's early life and later involvement in the civil rights struggle. It is quite pleasing and easy to read as it is written like a Bob is having a conversation over the dinner table with you. I highly recommend this book because it highlights not just Bob's story, but the depth of the networks and mentoring involved during the civil rights movement. The book is focused on Bob, but it is a great window to the inner-workings of the movements, the struggles and dedication of so many who often go overlooked. Readers who read this book will have a more well-rounded view of the struggle,rather than the more common perspective centered around high profile "celebrity" heroes like King and Parks.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2010
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I heard Bob Zellner talk about his experiences at the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, but they ran out of books before I could buy one for him to sign. Once I got it from Amazon I read about those same experiences before reading very many pages so was amazed when the incredibly dangerous events continued for years in the civil rights movement. Amazing that Zellner lived through it. I am such a slow reader that I am usually to late to review the books I get from Amazon, but this one I couldn't put down until I finished it.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2020
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Simplistic, self-serving mockery of the civil rights movement. A sad picture for all of us who built movements, raised funds, marched together, formed life-long friendships, and loved each other.
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2016
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I enjoyed several days of travel with Bob Zellner on a civil rights bus trip before reading the book. He is a great story teller who mixes humor with deep insight to bring out the humanity as well as the social/political forces at play in the movement. Not sugarcoat or sanitized.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2015
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Sat next to the author on a flight and told him I would order his book!
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