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vii contents Acknowledgments ix Prologue xiii 1. A Diļ¬ƒcult Decision 1 2. Yankees in Virginia 14 3. Heart of Dixie 25 4. A Challenging Job 34 5. Searching for a Church Home 51 6. Welcome to Klan Country 65 7. Threats and Intimidation 77 8. A Good Samaritan 90 9. Brother Mark 105 10. Eye of the Storm 119 11. State of Alabama v. Norman C. Jimerson 127 12. Behind the Scenes 141 13. Family Time 152 14. Peacemaker in Birmingham 159 15. Celebrities 173 16. Gaston Motel 180 17. Summertime 196 18. September 15, 1963 205 19. Four Funerals 217 20. How Many Deaths Will It Take? 226 viii contents 21. Nigger-lover 240 22. Leaving Alabama 254 Epilogue 267 Notes 277 Note on Sources 281 Principal Sources 285 Index 287 Photographs follow page 104 ...

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