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Contents List of Illustrations xi Foreword xiii Acknowledgments xv Abbreviations xvii Introduction 1 I. My Freedom Summer 1965 1. The Call to Action 7 2. The Journey Begins 30 3. The Wilcox County Voting Rights Fight 48 4. Welcome to Wilcox County 57 5. They Were Ready for Us 67 6. Selma and SNCC 75 7. Out in the Field 84 8. Things Heat Up 105 9. The Terror Continues 112 10. A Brief Reprieve 120 11. Back in the Field 126 12. The Beginning of Doubts 137 13. This May Be the Last Time 143 x / Contents II.  Looking Back, Moving Forward: Stories of the Freedom Fighters 14. The Intervening Years 157 15. Joyful Reunions 172 16. Tragic Losses, New Friendships 186 17. We Shall Remember Them 210 18. We Honor Them 230 19. Keep Your Eyes on the Prize 249 20. A Change Is Gonna Come 262 Notes 277 Bibliography 287 Index 293 ...

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