Three Lives for Mississippi

Three Lives for Mississippiby William Bradford HuieIntroduction by Martin Luther King Jr.Afterword by Juan WilliamsIn the Civil Rights movement 1964 was the year of Freedom Summer. On June 21 Mississippi one of the last bastions of segregation in America and a bloody battleground in the fight for black equality reached a low point in its history. On that steamy night three young activists were abducted and murdered in Neshoba County near the small town of Philadelphia.William Bradford Huie was sent to this seething community to cover the breaking story. This book is his documentary account written in the heat of the dangerous and dramatic moment. Huie reveals not only the harrowing events in this heinous case but also the reaction of ordinary citizens who allowed murder to serve as their defense of prejudice. This Banner Books edition includes Huie's report on the trial three years later. Nineteen local men were charged. Seven were found guilty-of conspiracy not murder.William Bradford Huie (1910-1986) an Alabama journalist and novelist was the author of many books including The Americanization of Emily The Execution of Private Slovik The Revolt of Mamie Stover Mud on the Stars (all made into films) and Wolf Whistle.