Black in Selma

J. L. Chestnut. Anchor Books, $13 (431pp) ISBN 978-0-385-41938-3

Selma, Ala.'s first black lawyer tells how he participated in the march that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, tried cases for the NAACP, organized black voter registration and pursued grassroots activism. ``This dramatic, outspoken yet modest autobiography . . . is a magnificent testament to what courage, strategy and persistence can accomplish,'' said PW. Photos. (Sept.)

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