"A fascinating portrait of the most significant campaign of the civil rights movement. Charles Fager’s Selma 1965 does more than any book I have read to bring that epoch back to life. The story of Selma is a rich, complex one, with important positive and negative lessons for anyone who cares about the art of political organizing. Fager’s carefully-researched, precisely written book tells it with great clarity and power."
            – Washington Post Book World

"One of the most notable studies of a social crisis to appear in recent years . . . .As reported in this temperate and balanced account, the victory was not an easy one."
             –Christian Century

"Through graphic scenes and dramatic narration, Selma 1965, provides a fascinating, unforgettable portrait of the most significant campaign of the civil rights movement . . . . His com-pelling work keeps Selma, 1965, firmly in our memories, our imaginations, and our hearts."
           –Stephen B. Oates, author, Let the Trumpet Sound, The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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This book is Chuck Fager’s vivid personal account of the Selma movement: how he got there, his experiences in and out of jail as a rookie civil rights worker, what he learned. It is a revealing first-person counterpart to his earlier, highly-praised historical account, Selma 1965: The March That Changed the South.
  (The photo below is the mugshot from Chuck's first arrest in Selma, January 1965.)
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