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Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington Paperback – Bargain Price, July 12, 2011

by Charles Euchner (Author)

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On August 28, 1963, over a quarter-million people—two-thirds black and one-third white—held the greatest civil rights demonstration ever. In this major reinterpretation of the Great Day—the peak of the movement—Charles Euchner brings back the tension and promise of the march. Building on countless interviews, archives, FBI files, and private recordings, this hour-by-hour account offers intimate glimpses into the lives of those key players and ordinary people who converged on the National Mall to fight for civil rights in the March on Washington.

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“Euchner has turned the March on Washington into a ‘people’s history.’ Compelling and dramatic, this book is an important contribution.”—Juan Williams, author of Eyes On The Prize and news analyst for NPR and Fox News

“A sharp, riveting depiction of what Martin Luther King called the greatest demonstration for freedom in the nation’s history.”—Kirkus

“The March on Washington was a demand to make the Constitution of the United States work for black people—to cash the blank check, as Dr. King put it that day …Euchner’s superb book brings it all back in vivid detail.”—Roger Wilkins, author of Jefferson’s Pillow

"'We must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force,’ said King near the end of the long, hot day. Euchner’s dignified book reflects that kind of power."—James Sullivan, The Boston Globe

"The pages crackle and vibrate with the voices of unsung heroes who drove, flew, rode buses and trains, hitchhiked, even walked long distances to be there in the Great Emancipator's stone shadow as Dr. King spun out his immortal 'Dream.'”—John Egerton, author of Speak Now Against the Day

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Charles Euchner is the author of books about politics, sports, and cities. He is the creator of The Writing Code, the only brain-based system for mastering writing and editing. He was executive director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard University.

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Paperback: 248 pages
Publisher: Beacon Press; 29556th edition (July 12, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0807001554
ASIN: B00AKRIFW8
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.6 x 8.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 10 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,282,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #13555 in Civil Rights & Liberties (Books)
- #20426 in Discrimination & Racism (Books)
- #25317 in African American Demographic Studies

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An Important Book; Well worth Reading!

August 5, 2014

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As a young adult of the 60s, I lived through the civil rights movement, so I found this book fascinating as it provides an accurate history of the movement. As the current CNN review of this decade illustrates, it was an important time in the history of our country and one well worth revisiting as we seem to be yet again fighting for the civil rights of so many of our citizens.

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Janis Mcquarrie

Nobody Turn Me Around book by Charles Euchner

January 28, 2013

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I found this book fascinating and full of facts that I did not know and some that corrobarated what I did. Used the book for an intranet article at my jobs Diversity Council and we were hard pressed to decide how to keep the article to the required 600 words because there was so much info we didn't want to leave out!! Definitely recommend to those interested in the 1963 March.

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October 23, 2018

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Great

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October 30, 2014

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Bought so the grandkids would know what went on in 1963 and Martin Luther King.

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Excellent Non Fiction Page Turner

September 26, 2010

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"Nobody Turn Me Around" is an unusual title for a history book about the 1963 march on Washington, but as you read this extremely well written book, you will have a personal understanding of what went into the decisions to have and/or go to the march on the part of a quarter million people. The title comes from a song sung by demonstrators in the civil rights era, which resonates as you hear the personal stories of some of the marchers, blended well with the historical accounting of the decisions on the parts of civil rights leaders that led to the march, and the drama that could have made it fractious but didn't. I felt like I really knew the inner workings of the leaders after reading the book. Looking back, you would think that the march was achieved to perfection with well thought through processes and systems that worked like a charm. When you read this book, what you find is that some of the aspects of the march were done extraordinarily well, but other parts of it could have been a disaster had there not been cooler heads, smart negotiations, and the wisdom of Philip Randolph. "Nobody Turn Me Around" is a nonfiction page turner, well worth the read.

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October 15, 2013

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Very nice read, the author moves from person to person, really keeps your attention, while still giving you a good understanding of the event.

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robin friedmanTop Contributor: Philosophy

July 28, 2010

Format: Hardcover

August 28, 1963, has become an iconic moment in American history. It was the day of the celebrated March on Washington and of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a Dream Speech" on the National Mall. Over 250,000 Americans of all races, creeds and walks of life came together for a moment. The specific goal was to secure enactment of Civil Rights legislation, but in King's dream of equality, freedom, and brotherhood, the March transcended that purpose.

Charles Euchner's new book, Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington" (2010) is an eloquently impressionistic history of the March. Euchner's history meanders into several byways but builds slowly to a grand climax in describing this historic day. The book discusses the historical figures involved in the March, such as Dr. King, Bayard Rustin, the organizer, Phillip Randolph, Whitney Young, Roy Willkins, Walter Reuther, John Lewis and many more. But it also tells the story of many of the people who travelled on buses, trains, cars, bikes, roller skates, and on foot to attend. Their stories will not usually be recounted in standard histories, and they deserve to be remembered.

The flow of the book moves back and forth. The scene shifts from the organization of the March in Washington D.C. and Harlem to the many communities throughout the United States that were home to the March's participants. Frequently, Euchner will introduce a character and describe that person's role, large or small in the events of the day. Then he will provide a biography or other brief history of that person showing how he or she became involved with the Civil Rights movement and made the decision to participate in the March. The story gains force as it unfolds. Bayard Rustin, the brilliantly gifted but troubled organizer of the March, receives the attention he merits.

Much of the book shows how the six leading Civil Rights organizations of the day, together with four other groups making up "The Ten" put aside their differences in philosophy and goals to come together for the March. The organizers had to scale down their expectations and their militancy in some cases to work together and to appeal to the broad spectrum of Americans who had no strong views on Civil Rights. Initial plans, which included marching on Congress and sit-ins were scaled back to include only the roughly one mile March on the Mall and the day of speeches and songs. The organizers of the March worked with the Kennedy administration, but they ultimately carried and presented their own vision.

With its history of the era, the book esssentially makes a chronological presentation of the day, from the arrival of the buses and marchers, to the gathering on the Mall, the March, and the speakers. Each speaker at the event gets a biography and description which sometimes disrupts the flow of the narrative. John Lewis' fiery speech, which was reluctantly toned down to avoid antagonizing the Archbishop of Washington, D.C. receives substantial attention. Euchner's descriptions of two different types of singers, Marian Anderson and Mahalia Jackson, and their performances on the Mall was highly moving, as was the discussion of the speech of Rabbi Jacob Printz, who had fled from Nazi Germany and immediately preceeded Dr. King on the podium. Dr. King's unforgettable speech is the climax of this book, as it was of the March, and is described in detail.

With the passage of time, the March on Washington has become a symbol of the possibilities and hope of American life. It provided a rare moment of peace, vision, unity, and the quest for justice. Readers who want to learn about the March and the Dream will enjoy this new history of the 1963 March on Washington.

Robin Friedman

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People making history

September 8, 2013

Format: Kindle Edition

I recently learned of another excellent "people's history" book that other history buffs will want to check out.
It is a 1963 "comic" book called "The Montgomery Story". It tells the story behind MLK and the organization of the also historic 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott. The success of that non-violent protest was used as the inspiration for the book which was self-published by a group known as the Fellowship of Reconciliation. This "book" helped build support for the much larger 1963 march. It's available free as a PDF at [...]
I highly recommend it as well.

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