{"product_id":"detour-before-midnight-freedom-summer-workers-james-chaney-michael-schwerner-and-andrew-goodman-made-an-unscheduled-stop-paperback","title":"Detour Before Midnight: Freedom Summer Workers: James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman Made an Unscheduled Stop - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Gilkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLcsw Bernice Sims\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune 21, 2014, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the infamous Neshoba County murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd, while it is good to remember and honor the victims of such devastating tragedies, it is also painful-particularly for those personally connected.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetour Before Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique historical memoir that casts you right in the heart of Mississippi during the Freedom Summer of 1964, rendering the civil rights movement through the passionate eyes of a young African American girl.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBernice Sims was just a teenager in the early 1960s, but she was already a member of the NAACP. She was also one of the last people ever to see Chaney, Schwerner, and Goodman alive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe three men made an unscheduled stop at her family's house on their way to investigate the charred remains of a voter registration site. Bernice begged them to take her with them on what would end up being their last mission. They refused.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetour Before Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates one woman's remarkable courage to overcome years of grief and survivor's guilt in order to finally offer her personal tribute to these men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernice Sims, LCSW\/ACSW, is a veteran of the civil rights movement, having been an active member of NAACP, COFO, and CORE since she was a teenager in the early 1960s. She later left Mississippi to move to New York, where she graduated from Adelphi University and went on to become a social worker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSims was elected the first African American female to serve as councilperson on Long Island; she also served on the advisory board for former New York Governor Mario Cuomo. Additionally, Sims has contributed to the art community as a SAG actor, a visual artist, and a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetour Before Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e is her personal account of the last few hours she and her family spent with the Mississippi Burning civil rights workers, before they were abducted and murdered by the KKK on June 21, 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47474392203517,"sku":"9780989147705","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/ZTdCdmlGWjVFSEhDZmptdkZhRHJrZz09.webp?v=1777397791","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/detour-before-midnight-freedom-summer-workers-james-chaney-michael-schwerner-and-andrew-goodman-made-an-unscheduled-stop-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}