Call to Selma: Eighteen Days of Witness

by Richard D. Leonard

In 1965 Rev. Martin Luther King appealed to clergy across the nation to come to Selma, Alabama, and join protestors in their struggle for voting rights. . Reverend Richard Leonard, age 37, was Minister of education at the Community Church of New York at the time he answered Dr. King's call. Leonard's journal, along with the recollections of others who shared the journey, presents Selma as a pivotal point in the advancement of civil rights.

159 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Gwen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've learned more about the Selma March that I ever learned about it in school (essentially nothing) or from viewing documentaries or history programs about it (practically nothing). Only a short way into the book so far. Fascinating.