Author Series: Ernest McMillan

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Human rights activist and author Ernest McMillan to present and discuss his new book, Standing: One Man’s Journey Through the Turbulent ‘60s

 

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Standing: One Man’s Journey Through the Turbulent ‘60s serves up an authentic memoir of a young boy growing up in a highly segregated environment; the heart of Dallas, Texas; during the era where segregation was the law of the land. He came of age within an intact family, and a nurturing community, virtually shielded from the outside the rampaging tides of white supremacy and a caste system squarely based on color. Dallas is often portrayed as a city in which the Civil Rights movement by-passed. This memoir however renders those claims as mythical in word and deed. His emergence into manhood fighting for equal rights in the “Black Belt” South, and his return to his birthplace to challenge the status quo of the white power structure brought him face to face with forces that were dead set on wiping him off the planet entirely, or for imprisoning him in perpetuity. 

De pie: el viaje de un hombre a través de los turbulentos años 60 ofrece una memoria auténtica de un niño que crece en un entorno altamente segregado; el corazón de Dallas, Texas; durante la época en que la segregación era la ley del país. Llegó a la mayoría de edad dentro de una familia intacta y una comunidad enriquecedora, virtualmente protegido del exterior de las mareas desenfrenadas de la supremacía blanca y un sistema de castas basado directamente en el color. Dallas a menudo se presenta como una ciudad en la que el movimiento de derechos civiles pasó por alto. Sin embargo, estas memorias hacen que esas afirmaciones sean míticas en palabra y obra. Su aparición en la edad adulta luchando por la igualdad de derechos en el "Cinturón Negro" Sur, y su regreso a su lugar de nacimiento para desafiar el statu quo de la estructura de poder blanca lo puso cara a cara con fuerzas que estaban decididas a borrarlo del planeta por completo. , o por encarcelarlo a perpetuidad.

Ernest McMillan:

Ernest McMillan is a veteran human rights activist with a history of working through the 60's in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and throughout the 80’s with the National Black United Front and the United League of Mississippi. McMillan served as the Chairman of the Dallas SNCC from 1967- 1969.

Ernest McMillan es un veterano activista de derechos humanos con un historial de trabajo durante la década de los 60 en Texas, Mississippi, Alabama y Georgia con el Comité Coordinador Estudiantil No Violento (SNCC), y durante la década de los 80 con el National Black United Front y el United Liga de Misisipi. McMillan se desempeñó como presidente de Dallas SNCC de 1967 a 1969.

Website: https://www.mcmillanwrites.com/