The Power of One
Sister Anne Brooks and the Tutwiler Clinic
The inspiring story of a doctor who empowered a community by providing health care in the Mississippi Delta
In Faulkner's Shadow
A Memoir
An amusing, honest, and sympathetic account of literary rivalries and family feuds in Faulkner’s hometown
Something Inside So Strong
Life in Pursuit of Choice, Courage, and Change
The autobiography of a reluctant writer who overcame poverty and racism to become a civil rights activist and an award-winning, highly published author of books for young readers
Deep South Dispatch
Memoir of a Civil Rights Journalist
A compelling memoir from the front lines of the civil rights movement
Confessions of an Undercover Agent
Adventures, Close Calls, and the Toll of a Double Life
The true story of an ex-Marine who fought crime as an undercover cop, a narcotics agent, and finally a federal prosecutor
Flight Risk
Memoirs of a New Orleans Bad Boy
A rebellious native son attempts to escape the magnetic pull of New Orleans
Freedom Rider Diary
Smuggled Notes from Parchman Prison
One woman’s harrowing, unforgettable account from the nadir of Jim Crow Mississippi
Delta Rainbow
The Irrepressible Betty Bobo Pearson
The story of a plantation heiress who threw aside convention, joined the Marines, and fought for civil rights
My Triumph over Prejudice
A Memoir
How a black Mississippian navigated a tumultuous childhood, married a white civil rights worker, and rallied to transform her life