Maria Gitin, Civil Rights Activists, Book Talk
Scotts Valley Branch Library 251 Kings Village Rd, Scotts Valley, CA, United StatesJoin us when author Maria Gitin talks about the summer of 1965 when she volunteered to canvas for Black voters in rural Wilcox County, Alabama. Her book, This Bright Light of Ours, records the events of that harrowing summer and highlights the unheard voices of grassroots Freedom Fighters who formed the backbone of the Civil Rights movement. Ms. Gitin augments ...