A profound exploration of faith and civil rights in 1964 Mississippi, focusing on five figures whose beliefs shaped their activism.
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A profound exploration of faith and civil rights in 1964 Mississippi, focusing on five figures whose beliefs shaped their activism.
In the summer of 1964, the turmoil of the civil rights movement reached its peak in Mississippi, with activists across the political spectrum claiming that God was on their side in the struggle over racial justice. This was the summer when violence against blacks increased at an alarming rate and when the murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi resulted in national media attention. Charles Marsh takes us back to this place and time, when the lives of activists on all sides of the civ...
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Brief mentions of explicit content; not central or detailed.
Frequent references to violence against Black individuals, including murders and oppression.
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Central focus on Christian faith, theology, and religious convictions driving activism.
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Strong focus on civil rights, racial justice, and conflicting social ideologies.
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Detailed accounts of systemic racial oppression and violence against Black communities.
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