Tuesday, April 14, 2020

A SPY IN CANAAN






by Marc Perrusquia

Though possibly not well known to the majority of the general public, Ernest Withers, an African-American photojournalist from Memphis, was responsible for documenting some of the most seminal moments of the struggle for civil rights; and was also an informant for the FBI.

This is a fascinating look into the life of an extraordinary man as well as into the civil rights movement, not just in Memphis, but in the South at large.

A very interesting book, and I learned a lot.