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We Are Not Afraid

Seth Cagin

1988500 pagesabout 8–11 hours
1988
first published
  • 1988Macmillan Pub. Co. · 500 pages · ENGISBN 9780025202603
  • 1989Bantam Books · 613 pages · ENGISBN 9780553282696
  • 1991Bantam Books · 500 pages · ENGISBN 9780553352528
  • 2006Nation Books · 500 pages · ENGISBN 9781560258643

1964 Mississippi is burning with bigotry and violence. Three young civil rights workers - James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner - are murdered in cold blood by the Ku Klux Klan and local law officers. It is a crime that shocks the nation - and eventually changes it. From the profound events surrounding the slayings to the gripping investigation and discovery of the killers, to the suspenseful trial, to the federal attack on the Klan. We Are Not Afraid paints a vivid portrait of a horrific crime and a heroic era America will never forget.

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ThemesJustice

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  • Racismmoderateunreviewed

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