“Taut and riveting.” — New York Times

“Remarkable. . . a well-researched, vivid retelling of the 1964 civil rights crusade.” — San Francisco Chronicle

“This is the best account I have seen of the Freedom Summer.” — Howard Zinn

In the sweltering summer of 1964, at the height of the civil rights movement, seven hundred college students descended upon segregated, reactionary Mississippi to register black voters and teach in “Freedom Schools.” On the night of their arrival, three men disappeared down a dark road. The nation was alarmed, awoken. All eyes turned to Mississippi. . . .