Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface To The 2007 Edition xiii
4. Acknowledgments xxv
5. Introduction 1
6. One. Setting The Stage 7
7. Two. Testing The Limits: Black Activism In Postwar Mississippi 29
8. Three. Give Light And The People Will Find A Way: The Roots Of An Organizing Tradition 67
9. Four. Moving On Mississippi 103
10. Five. Greenwood: Building On The Past 132
11. Six. If You Don't Go, Don't Hinder Me: The Redefinition Of Leadership 180
12. Seven. They Kept The Story Before Me: Families And Traditions 207
13. Eight. Slow And Respectful Work: Organizers And Organizing 236
14. Nine. A Woman's War 265
15. Ten. Transitions 284
16. Eleven. Carrying On: The Politics Of Empowerment 317
17. Twelve. From Sncc To Slick: The Demoralization Of The Movement 338
18. Thirteen. Mrs. Hamer Is No Longer Relevant: The Loss Of The Organizing Tradition 363
19. Fourteen. The Rough Draft Of History 391
20. Epilogue 407
21. Bibliographic Essay: The Social Construction Of History 413
22. Notes 443
23. Interviews 489
24. Index 493