Speak Truth to Power

by Dorsey, Mignette Y. Patrick

• ISBN13: 9780817355562
• ISBN10: 0817355561
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-05
• Publisher: Fire Ant Books

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

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgment	p. xiii
A Nigger Defined	p. 1
The Beating Goes On	p. 5
The Accused Is the Accuser	p. 11
Press Attack on the Devil's Department	p. 22
Citizen Soldiers Aim and Write	p. 31
The Wheel Stops Turning	p. 43
Attorney Tango: A Lively Shuffle	p. 52
Battle of the Board	p. 60
Much Ado 'Bout Civil Rights	p. 79
Truth to Power-A Movement Missed	p. 86
Epilogue: The Cure for the Southern Headache	p. 96
Afterword	p. 107
Notes	p. 109
Index	p. 125
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