Speak Now Against the Day

The compelling story of the earliest calls for desegregation and racial justice in the South.<br/><br/>“Make room on your library shelf . . . for John Egerton’s magnificent <i>Speak Now Against the Day</i>. His book is a stunning achievement: a sprawling engrossing deeply moving account of those Southerners black and white who raised their voices to challenge the South’s racial mores. . . . [This] is an eloquent and passionate book and . . . one we cannot afford to forget.” — Charles B. Dew <i>New York Times Book Review</i><br/><br/>“A rich and inspiring story. . . . [Egerton] has uncovered a buried treasure.” — Studs Terkel<br/><br/>“[A] superb book measured but eloquent.” — Dan T. Carter <i>Washington Post Book World</i>