So the Heffners left McComb - What Happens to an Innocent Family When Violence Goes Unchecked

by Hodding Carter

History

Genres: Race, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1965

About the author

William Hodding Carter II (February 3, 1907 – April 4, 1972), was a Southern U.S. progressive journalist and author. Among other distinctions in his career, Carter was a Nieman Fellow and Pulitzer Prize winner. He died in Greenville, Mississippi, of a heart attack at the age of sixty-five.

Reviews

[Faith · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was really interesting, if a little bogged down in details. It's about a family that got involved in the Civil Rights movement in McComb, Mississippi, in 1964 and basically got run out of the state. What made it especially interesting to me was the fact that my dad lived in McComb, had just graduated from high school in 1964, and was good friends with the Heffner daughters. Also kind of interesting is that the book was written in the fall of 1964, so it basically had no distance from the incident or from the Civil Rights movement. It was interesting to see it from that point of view.

[Kim Hodges · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really eye opening account of a place I spent most of my childhood....human nature is disturbing and I'm thankful that I have learned more about the history of McComb.