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Contents Foreword by Congressman John Robert Lewis ix Preface xi List of Abbreviations xiv Prologue: The Road into Selma, Fall 1962 1 1. Preparing for Selma 3 2. Shackles of Fear, Handcuffs of Hopelessness 25 3. Preparing to Register to Vote 45 4. Central Alabama Heats Up 69 5. Mountains and Valleys 91 6. The March from Selma to Montgomery 119 7. Reflections on the Alabama Voter Registration Campaign 143 Epilogue: The Road Out of Selma, March 1965 147 Afterword by Raymond Arsenault 149 Acknowledgments 153 Appendixes A: Example of a Literacy Test for Registering to Vote 157 B: Excerpt from President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Special Message to the Congress: “The American Promise” 159 C: Dr. King’s Six Principles of Nonviolence Related to Selma 165 D: Life Dates of Some Persons Referenced in the Book 169 Chronology 171 Notes 177 Bibliography 181 Index 187 Illustrations follow page 90 ...

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