The other day, Ms. Latonya Jones led me through Hickman Hill, telling stories and sharing historical accounts of the old and historic African American community. She also taught me a great deal about one of Hickman Hill's native sons, the Rev. Willie Gray Hickman. Born in Hickman Hill in 1919, the Rev. Hickman was an influential AME Zion minister and community activist who was one of the unsung heroes of America's civil rights movement. I had long wanted to know more about him.
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Letha Selby Stands Up– Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Hyde County School Boycott, Part 3
This is the 3rd part of a series celebrating the 50thanniversary of the Hyde County school boycott, a remarkable chapter in the history of America’s civil rights movement and the subject of my first book, Along Freedom Road. Today-- an elderly teacher named Letha Selby launches the school boycott
The Klan Last Time- Part 7: None of Their Cars Came Back Out
According to the KKK papers, things began to change in 1967. Attendance at Klan rallies plummeted. Many white people walked away from the fiery cross never to return. SHP agents began to report that state Klan leaders were finding it difficult to convince local people to lease them land for rallies.
David Cecelski 