cover image Witness in Philadelphia

Witness in Philadelphia

Florence Mars. Louisiana State University Press, $23.95 (320pp) ISBN 978-0-8071-1566-4

The author was one of the few residents of Philadelphia, Miss., to vigorously protest the 1964 murder of Northern civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. ``More than an affecting personal story, her book incisively portrays the psychology of a town in the grip of bigotry and hatred . . . well worth reading,'' maintained PW. Photos. (Apr.)