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9780817355562

Speak Truth to Power

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  • ISBN13:

    9780817355562

  • ISBN10:

    0817355561

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-07-05
  • Publisher: Fire Ant Books
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Summary

On December 11, 1954, Charles Patrick drove to downtown Birmingham to buy a Boy Scout uniform for his son. Christmas traffic around the department stores was heavy, and Patrick circled unsuccessfully until at last a streetside spot opened up and he began to pull in. When he did so, he was cut off by a woman who ordered him out of the way, as she was the wife of a city police officer. Patrick pulled away, remarking, He doesn't own the streets of Birmingham. The woman reported to her husband that a black man had sassed her, and Patrick was summarily arrested, charged with disorderly conduct, and placed in a cell where he was beaten by the husband and another police officer. Patrick fought back in the Courts and brought his assailants to justice.

Author Biography

Mignette Y. Patrick Dorsey, daughter of Charles Patrick, is a journalist, writer, and teacher.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Acknowledgmentp. xiii
A Nigger Definedp. 1
The Beating Goes Onp. 5
The Accused Is the Accuserp. 11
Press Attack on the Devil's Departmentp. 22
Citizen Soldiers Aim and Writep. 31
The Wheel Stops Turningp. 43
Attorney Tango: A Lively Shufflep. 52
Battle of the Boardp. 60
Much Ado 'Bout Civil Rightsp. 79
Truth to Power-A Movement Missedp. 86
Epilogue: The Cure for the Southern Headachep. 96
Afterwordp. 107
Notesp. 109
Indexp. 125
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