Countryman’s engaging study is an important contribution to a growing body of literature that is sure to change the way we think about and teach the struggle for Black civil rights in the 21st century.
— Dr. Yohuru Williams is associate professor of history and co-director of the Black studies program at Fairfield University. Countryman is an associate professor of history and American culture at the University of Michigan. Up South recently claimed the Liberty Legacy Foundation award as the best book on civil rights in 2006.
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