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$24.95 Hardcover
Published by: Lawrence Hill Books
The book is widely available at
major retail outlets.
By Donnie Williams and
Wayne Greenhaw
About the authors:
Donnie Williams' family
inherited Bus #2857 -
America's bus. The bus was
sold in 2001 to The Henry
Ford in Dearborn, MI where
it was restored and remains
on exhibit. Williams
dedicated research and pure
determination to unravel the
truth brought this story to
life.
Wayne Greenhaw former
Alabama press secretary to
Jimmy Carter; Alabama
Magazine editor and
publisher; Alabama Journal
and the Montgomery
Advisor columnist
and author of fifteen books
was raised in Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, ninety miles
northwest of Montgomery.
His first-hand knowledge
of many of the people who
were involved at the time
of the civil rights movement
inspired Greenhaw's
pursuit for the truth.
For more information on Rosa Parks click here:
The Henry Ford
The Rosa Parks Bus in Henry Ford Museum
The Museum's Online Exhibition of the Rosa Parks Bus
The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Improvement
Civil Rights Memorial
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Cathy's Critiques |
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By Donnie Williams and Wayne Greenhaw
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Donnie Williams and Wayne Greenhaw,
The Henry Ford, Dearborn, MI, December 1, 2005 |
By Cathy Gniewek
If you think you know everything about Jim Crow,
think again. "In Thunder of
Angels," Wayne Greenhaw and Donnie William's tale chills
your very soul with their
hauntingly descriptive
narrative very similar to "In
Cold Blood" by Truman
Capote. Greenhaw dispels
common myths of legendary
solitary acts to reveal the
collective actions of many
unsung heroes, both black and
white, in the everyday life and death battle that later became
the Civil Rights Movement.
Rosa Parks and Martin
Luther King, Jr's extraordinary
actions will be forever honored for standing up to social injustice. However, Greenhaw digs deeper into the story by revealing many people never recognized for their unwavering persistence and extreme sacrifice in the battle for human dignity.
The riveting portrayal of 20 year-old Private First Class Thomas Edwards Brooks'
brutal murder on a bus in 1953 by a police officer in front of many terrified witnesses that was later swept under the rug by Montgomery officials, flamed the emotions of an already angry community. Private Brooks was killed for not moving when told to -- two years prior to Rosa Park's act to not give up her seat.
Countless others battled for
this cause including Fred D.
Gray, a minister and attorney,
Virginia and Clifford Durr, a
white couple who provided
critical community support,
Inez Jesse Baskin, Johnnie
Rebecca Carr, Dr. J.E. Pierce,
Robert Graetz, Judge Frank M.
Johnson, Jr. and, more significantly, Edgar D. Nixon
who worked alongside Rosa
Parks and whose dedicated
efforts were instrumental in
organizing the NAACP,
Montgomery Voter's League
and the Montgomery Bus
Boycott.
An exhaustive investigation
into thousands of documents
and first-hand accounts
provide the factual evidence
that became this story. The
book examines the violent
history on the city buses, the
home bombings of
Montgomery's most liberal ministers, the trial of Martin
Luther King, Jr. and the
actions of certain white
councilmen in their attempt to stop the movement.
This story will captivate your imagination and keep you on the edge of your seat -- you will soon forget that this is the same story you were
told in school. If you want to know the true facts behind the largest social movement in the 20th century, this is a must read.
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