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In June 1964, Neshoba County, Mississippi, provided the setting for
one of the most notorious crimes of the civil rights era: the
Klan-orchestrated murder of three young voting-rights workers,
James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman. Captured on
the road between the towns of Philadelphia and Meridian, the three
were driven to a remote country crossroads, shot, and buried in an
earthen dam, from which their bodies were recovered after a
forty-four-day search. The crime transfixed the nation. As federal
investigators and an aroused national press corps descended on
Neshoba County, white Mississippians closed ranks, dismissing the
men's disappearance as a ""hoax"" perpetrated by civil rights
activists to pave the way for a federal ""invasion"" of the state.
In this climate of furious conformity, only a handful of white
Mississippians spoke out. Few did so more openly or courageously
than Florence Mars. A fourth-generation Neshoban, Mars braved
social ostracism and threats of violence to denounce the murders
and decry the climate of fear and intimidation that had overtaken
her community. She later recounted her experiences in Witness in
Philadelphia, one of the classic memoirs of the civil rights era.
Though few remember today, Mars was also a photographer. Shocked by
the ferocity of white Mississippians' reaction to the Supreme
Court's 1954 ruling against racial segregation, she bought a
camera, built a homemade darkroom, and began to take pictures,
determined to document a racial order she knew was dying.
Mississippi Witness features over one hundred of these photographs,
most taken in the decade between 1954 and 1964, almost all
published here for the first time. While a few depict public
events-Mars photographed the 1955 trial of the murderers of Emmett
Till-most feature private moments, illuminating the separate and
unequal worlds of black and white Mississippians in the final days
of Jim Crow. Powerful and evocative, the photographs in Mississippi
Witness testify to the abiding dignity of human life even in
conditions of cruelty and deprivation, as well as to the singular
vision of one of Mississippi's-and the nation's-most extraordinary
photographers.
Apart from health and wellness, longevity is becoming a main
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on finding that magical solution to stay healthy and to extend how
long they can live. "How to Live Longer & Achieve More" helps
the reader to learn the basics of what they need to start doing to
achieve those goals... It is not only a focus on physical health
but also an insight into what needs to be done to be mentally
healthy. Physical and mental health work hand in hand and if one is
out of balance then there will be a problem. Once that is set then
the individual will be totally prepared to achieve their goals.
"How to Cope with Anxiety and Stress" helps the reader to learn
what stress is, what anxiety is and how though they are different,
they are connected in some way. In our fast paced society quite a
number of persons have to deal with a lot of stressful situations
on a daily basis. The challenge is to learn how to diffuse this
stress before there is any health risk involved. The same goes for
anxiety. With the demands that are placed on achieving goals, the
onset of high levels of anxiety can cause persons to run amuck. The
text shows how these levels of anxiety and stress can be avoided.
In order to make the transition to a healthier lifestyle, a lot of
changes have to be made in the long run. One has to look at ones
health and also look at how one communicates with other
individuals. The book titled "Healthier Lifestyle: Making the
Transition" helps the reader to learn how to do that and more. A
healthier lifestyle involves a detox of both the mind and the body.
There has to be spiritual peace and the individual has to be as
healthy as they possibly can be before they can say that they are
living a healthier lifestyle.
Are you an individual that is on a mission to find true happiness?
If you are and are wondering why happiness has evaded you for all
these years then you would benefit tremendously from having a copy
of "Happiness: How to Achieve It." This text outlines what true
happiness is and how the individual can take the necessary steps to
achieve it. As explained in the text happiness can be achieved in
the long run. It just takes a modification of the current lifestyle
and a journey to understanding who you truly are before that can be
achieved. It takes a lot of soul searching but it can be achieved.
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