Contents

Foreword by Dr. Beverly Hogan, President,
Tougaloo College

Introduction

Part One: Receiving the Call

1 Opportunity Denied

2 The Environment

3 Education of the Mississippi Negro

Part Two: Answering the Call

4 Cornerstone: Tougaloo

5 Becoming a Freedom Rider

6 In the Stillness of the Midnight

7 Friends of the Spirit

Part Three: Remembering the Call

8 Disillusioned

9 The Doors of the Church Are Closed

10 Chicago Bound

11 Reflections

Acknowledgements

Book Club Discussion Questions

Author Notes