On June 21, 1964, civil rights workers James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman were murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi by members of the Mississippi White Knights of the KKK. We hope you’ll consider this.Īny donation is appreciated.Book Review Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era If you donate, you will get to vote on these, and possibly hear the author at the Fest. Please designate “Book Club Campaign” in your check’s memo section.įor anyone who donates, later down the line we’ll be sending a short list of authors we think might be able to be secured with funds raised. Checks should be made to CALS Foundation, and sent to 100 Rock Street, Little Rock, AR 72201. Chairs Susan Santa Cruz and Gael Sammartino are already “off and running” with several pledges from book club members. And some of you might be willing to help us with this goal. Book clubs are filled with passionate readers. With the help of some remarkable volunteers, the Fest has had some amazing good fortune over the years, yet realistically we know that some authors we’d like to feature (and think you would like too) will never come for travel and lodging only.
This makes it difficult to recruit many high-profile authors. As the Fest’s budget is very small, ordinarily the Fest does not offer speaking fees. As you probably can guess, wellknown authors often have very high speaking fees, think $10,000 to $100,000+. Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Spaceīecause we know you like to read, and because we imagine you might like to hear one of your favorite authors, we wanted to reach out to you.Kilo: Inside the Deadliest Cocaine Cartels.Please note, Book Festival sales are nonrefundable. While books will be available for sale throughout the Festival, orders placed by October 1 will guarantee availability before the author’s appearance. WordsWorth Books has Six Bridges Book Festival Books available in the store and staff will contact you to arrange for in-store pick-up or shipping. If you would like a free book plate by this author added to your purchased book, please add a book plate to your cart. Many of the Six Bridges Book Festival graciously have agreed to sign book plates which may be affixed inside the cover of their book. The author reveals how he unearthed secret documents and found long-lost suspects and witnesses to build up evidence strong enough to take on the Klan. Race Against Time: A Reporters Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era takes readers on the twisting, pulse-racing road that led to the reopening of four of the most infamous killings from the days of the civil rights movement: the assassination of Medgar Evers, the firebombing of Vernon Dahmer, the 16th Street Church bombing in Birmingham, and the Mississippi Burning case.
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