Aram Goudsouzian is chair of the history department at the University of Memphis. He earned his B.A. from Colby College and his Ph.D. from Purdue University. He is the author of King of the Court: Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution, The Hurricane of 1938, and Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee.
"An estimably well-researched and pitch-perfect work of history . .
. Goudsouzian's well-written book is a model of authoritative and
jargon-free scholarship." --The Washington Post"Down to the
Crossroads provides a nuanced and engaging look at what was one of
the last major marches of the civil-rights movement." --Wall Street
Journal"Aram Goudsouzian has written the single best book on a
critical period of the civil rights struggle. He helps us to
understand fully what really happened to the movement and in
America after passage of the historic 1964-65 civil rights laws.
With a scholar's meticulous research, an investigative reporter's
comprehensive interviewing, and a novelist's lyrical prose,
Goudsouzian brings alive an important chapter in American history."
--Nick Kotz, author of Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin
Luther King, Jr., and the Laws That Changed America"Down to the
Crossroads stands every chance of being career-defining. It is
meticulously researched, and it is thoroughly readable. It is also
a story that remained relatively under-reported -- until now."
--Leonard Gill, Memphis Flyer"In Down to the Crossroads, Aram
Goudsouzian re-creates the last great march of the civil rights
movement in vibrant and intimate detail. Through compelling prose
and exciting storytelling, Goudsouzian introduces contemporary
readers to the central characters of a great American drama: a
historic political movement in transition, precisely at the end of
the era of nonviolent civil disobedience and the beginning of the
revolutionary politics of Black Power, militancy, and armed
resistance. This book is a must-read for anyone curious about the
sixties and about the roots of the political movement that elected
Barack Obama president." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse
Fletcher University Professor and director of the Hutchins Center
for African and African American Research, Harvard University"The
Meredith March remains one of the most under-studied yet
significant events of the civil rights era. In Aram Goudsouzian,
the march has found its definitive chronicler. Fresh, powerful, and
brimming with new historical insights, Down to the Crossroads is a
truly impressive account of a march that forever transformed
American race relations." --Peniel E. Joseph, professor of history
at Tufts University and author of Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A
Narrative History of Black Power in America and Stokely: A
Life"Down to the Crossroads is a splendid addition to the
literature of the southern struggle to overcome the Jim Crow
system. It offers a vivid account of the tumultuous events that
brought together the key civil rights leaders of the 1960s, and it
deepens our understanding of their contrasting answers to Martin
Luther King's enduring question: Where do we go from here?"
--Clayborne Carson, founding director of Stanford University's
Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute and
author of Martin's Dream: My Journey and the Legacy of Martin
Luther King Jr.
-An estimably well-researched and pitch-perfect work of history . .
. Goudsouzian's well-written book is a model of authoritative and
jargon-free scholarship.- --The Washington Post-Down to the
Crossroads provides a nuanced and engaging look at what was one of
the last major marches of the civil-rights movement.- --Wall Street
Journal-Aram Goudsouzian has written the single best book on a
critical period of the civil rights struggle. He helps us to
understand fully what really happened to the movement and in
America after passage of the historic 1964-65 civil rights laws.
With a scholar's meticulous research, an investigative reporter's
comprehensive interviewing, and a novelist's lyrical prose,
Goudsouzian brings alive an important chapter in American history.-
--Nick Kotz, author of Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin
Luther King, Jr., and the Laws That Changed America-Down to the
Crossroads stands every chance of being career-defining. It is
meticulously researched, and it is thoroughly readable. It is also
a story that remained relatively under-reported -- until now.-
--Leonard Gill, Memphis Flyer-In Down to the Crossroads, Aram
Goudsouzian re-creates the last great march of the civil rights
movement in vibrant and intimate detail. Through compelling prose
and exciting storytelling, Goudsouzian introduces contemporary
readers to the central characters of a great American drama: a
historic political movement in transition, precisely at the end of
the era of nonviolent civil disobedience and the beginning of the
revolutionary politics of Black Power, militancy, and armed
resistance. This book is a must-read for anyone curious about the
sixties and about the roots of the political movement that elected
Barack Obama president.- --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse
Fletcher University Professor and director of the Hutchins Center
for African and African American Research, Harvard University-The
Meredith March remains one of the most under-studied yet
significant events of the civil rights era. In Aram Goudsouzian,
the march has found its definitive chronicler. Fresh, powerful, and
brimming with new historical insights, Down to the Crossroads is a
truly impressive account of a march that forever transformed
American race relations.- --Peniel E. Joseph, professor of history
at Tufts University and author of Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A
Narrative History of Black Power in America and Stokely: A
Life-Down to the Crossroads is a splendid addition to the
literature of the southern struggle to overcome the Jim Crow
system. It offers a vivid account of the tumultuous events that
brought together the key civil rights leaders of the 1960s, and it
deepens our understanding of their contrasting answers to Martin
Luther King's enduring question: Where do we go from here?-
--Clayborne Carson, founding director of Stanford University's
Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute and
author of Martin's Dream: My Journey and the Legacy of Martin
Luther King Jr.
An estimably well-researched and pitch-perfect work of history . .
. Goudsouzian's well-written book is a model of authoritative and
jargon-free scholarship. "The Washington Post" "Down to the
Crossroads" provides a nuanced and engaging look at what was one of
the last major marches of the civil-rights movement. "Wall Street
Journal" Aram Goudsouzian has written the single best book on a
critical period of the civil rights struggle. He helps us to
understand fully what really happened to the movement and in
America after passage of the historic 1964-65 civil rights laws.
With a scholar's meticulous research, an investigative reporter's
comprehensive interviewing, and a novelist's lyrical prose,
Goudsouzian brings alive an important chapter in American history.
"Nick Kotz, author of Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin
Luther King, Jr., and the Laws That Changed America" "Down to the
Crossroads" stands every chance of being career-defining. It is
meticulously researched, and it is thoroughly readable. It is also
a story that remained relatively under-reported -- until now.
"Leonard Gill, Memphis Flyer" In "Down to the Crossroads," Aram
Goudsouzian re-creates the last great march of the civil rights
movement in vibrant and intimate detail. Through compelling prose
and exciting storytelling, Goudsouzian introduces contemporary
readers to the central characters of a great American drama: a
historic political movement in transition, precisely at the end of
the era of nonviolent civil disobedience and the beginning of the
revolutionary politics of Black Power, militancy, and armed
resistance. This book is a must-read for anyone curious about the
sixties and about the roots of the political movement that elected
Barack Obama president. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher
University Professor and director of the Hutchins Center for
African and African American Research, Harvard University The
Meredith March remains one of the most under-studied yet
significant events of the civil rights era. In Aram Goudsouzian,
the march has found its definitive chronicler. Fresh, powerful, and
brimming with new historical insights, "Down to the Crossroads "is
a truly impressive account of a march that forever transformed
American race relations. Peniel E. Joseph, professor of history at
Tufts University and author of Waiting Til the Midnight Hour: A
Narrative History of Black Power in America and Stokely: A Life
"Down to the Crossroads "is a splendid addition to the literature
of the southern struggle to overcome the Jim Crow system. It offers
a vivid account of the tumultuous events that brought together the
key civil rights leaders of the 1960s, and it deepens our
understanding of their contrasting answers to Martin Luther King's
enduring question: Where do we go from here? Clayborne Carson,
founding director of Stanford University s Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Research and Education Institute and author of Martin s Dream: My
Journey and the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr."
"An estimably well-researched and pitch-perfect work of history . .
. Goudsouzian's well-written book is a model of authoritative and
jargon-free scholarship." --"The Washington Post"""Down to the
Crossroads" provides a nuanced and engaging look at what was one of
the last major marches of the civil-rights movement." --"Wall
Street Journal""Aram Goudsouzian has written the single best book
on a critical period of the civil rights struggle. He helps us to
understand fully what really happened to the movement and in
America after passage of the historic 1964-65 civil rights laws.
With a scholar's meticulous research, an investigative reporter's
comprehensive interviewing, and a novelist's lyrical prose,
Goudsouzian brings alive an important chapter in American history."
--"Nick Kotz, author of Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson,
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Laws That Changed America"""Down
to the Crossroads" stands every chance of being career-defining. It
is meticulously researched, and it is thoroughly readable. It is
also a story that remained relatively under-reported -- until now."
--"Leonard Gill, Memphis Flyer""In "Down to the Crossroads," Aram
Goudsouzian re-creates the last great march of the civil rights
movement in vibrant and intimate detail. Through compelling prose
and exciting storytelling, Goudsouzian introduces contemporary
readers to the central characters of a great American drama: a
historic political movement in transition, precisely at the end of
the era of nonviolent civil disobedience and the beginning of the
revolutionary politics of Black Power, militancy, and armed
resistance. This book is a must-read for anyone curious about the
sixties and about the roots of the political movement that elected
Barack Obama president." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse
Fletcher University Professor and director of the Hutchins Center
for African and African American Research, Harvard University"The
Meredith March remains one of the most under-studied yet
significant events of the civil rights era. In Aram Goudsouzian,
the march has found its definitive chronicler. Fresh, powerful, and
brimming with new historical insights, "Down to the Crossroads "is
a truly impressive account of a march that forever transformed
American race relations." --Peniel E. Joseph, professor of history
at Tufts University and author of Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A
Narrative History of Black Power in America and Stokely: A
Life""Down to the Crossroads "is a splendid addition to the
literature of the southern struggle to overcome the Jim Crow
system. It offers a vivid account of the tumultuous events that
brought together the key civil rights leaders of the 1960s, and it
deepens our understanding of their contrasting answers to Martin
Luther King's enduring question: Where do we go from here?"
--Clayborne Carson, founding director of Stanford University's
Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute and
author of Martin's Dream: My Journey and the Legacy of Martin
Luther King Jr.
"An estimably well-researched and pitch-perfect work of history . .
. Goudsouzian's well-written book is a model of authoritative and
jargon-free scholarship."
--"The Washington Post"""Down to the Crossroads" provides a nuanced
and engaging look at what was one of the last major marches of the
civil-rights movement."
--"Wall Street Journal""Aram Goudsouzian has written the single
best book on a critical period of the civil rights struggle. He
helps us to understand fully what really happened to the movement
and in America after passage of the historic 1964-65 civil rights
laws. With a scholar's meticulous research, an investigative
reporter's comprehensive interviewing, and a novelist's lyrical
prose, Goudsouzian brings alive an important chapter in American
history."
--Nick Kotz, author of "Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson,
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Laws That Changed America"""Down
to the Crossroads" stands every chance of being career-defining. It
is meticulously researched, and it is thoroughly readable. It is
also a story that remained relatively under-reported -- until
now."
--Leonard Gill, "Memphis Flyer""In "Down to the Crossroads," Aram
Goudsouzian re-creates the last great march of the civil rights
movement in vibrant and intimate detail. Through compelling prose
and exciting storytelling, Goudsouzian introduces contemporary
readers to the central characters of a great American drama: a
historic political movement in transition, precisely at the end of
the era of nonviolent civil disobedience and the beginning of the
revolutionary politics of Black Power, militancy, and armed
resistance. This book is a must-read for anyone curious about the
sixties and about the roots of the political movement that elected
Barack Obama president."
--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor
and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African
American Research, Harvard University"The Meredith March remains
one of the most under-studied yet significant events of the civil
rights era. In Aram Goudsouzian, the march has found its definitive
chronicler. Fresh, powerful, and brimming with new historical
insights, "Down to the Crossroads "is a truly impressive account of
a march that forever transformed American race relations."
--Peniel E. Joseph, professor of history at Tufts University and
author of "Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of
Black Power in America "and "Stokely: A Life"""Down to the
Crossroads "is a splendid addition to the literature of the
southern struggle to overcome the Jim Crow system. It offers a
vivid account of the tumultuous events that brought together the
key civil rights leaders of the 1960s, and it deepens our
understanding of their contrasting answers to Martin Luther King's
enduring question: Where do we go from here?"
--Clayborne Carson, founding director of Stanford University's
Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute and
author of "Martin's Dream: My Journey and the Legacy of Martin
Luther King Jr."
""Down to the Crossroads" provides a nuanced and engaging look at
what was one of the last major marches of the civil-rights
movement"
--"Wall Street Journal" "In "Down to the Crossroads", Aram
Goudsouzian re-creates the last great march of the civil rights
movement in vibrant and intimate detail. Through compelling prose
and exciting storytelling, Goudsouzian introduces contemporary
readers to the central characters of a great American drama: a
historic political movement in transition, precisely at the end of
the era of nonviolent civil disobedience and the beginning of the
revolutionary politics of Black Power, militancy, and armed
resistance. This book is a must-read for anyone curious about the
sixties and about the roots of the political movement that elected
Barack Obama president."
--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor
and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African
American Research, Harvard University"The Meredith March remains
one of the most under-studied yet significant events of the civil
rights era. In Aram Goudsouzian, the march has found its definitive
chronicler. Fresh, powerful, and brimming with new historical
insights, "Down to the Crossroads "is a truly impressive account of
a march that forever transformed American race relations."
--Peniel E. Joseph, professor of history at Tufts University and
author of "Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of
Black Power in America "and "Stokely: A Life"""Down to the
Crossroads "is a splendid addition to the literature of the
southern struggle to overcome the Jim Crow system. It offers a
vivid account of the tumultuous events that brought together the
key civil rights leaders of the 1960s, and it deepens our
understanding of their contrasting answers to Martin Luther King's
enduring question: Where do we go from here?"
--Clayborne Carson, founding director of Stanford University's
Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute and
"In "Down to the Crossroads", Aram Goudsouzian re-creates the last
great march of the civil rights movement in vibrant and intimate
detail. Through compelling prose and exciting storytelling,
Goudsouzian introduces contemporary readers to the central
characters of a great American drama: a historic political movement
in transition, precisely at the end of the era of nonviolent civil
disobedience and the beginning of the revolutionary politics of
Black Power, militancy, and armed resistance. This book is a
must-read for anyone curious about the sixties and about the roots
of the political movement that elected Barack Obama president."
--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor
and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African
American Research, Harvard University"The Meredith March remains
one of the most under-studied yet significant events of the civil
rights era. In Aram Goudsouzian, the march has found its definitive
chronicler. Fresh, powerful, and brimming with new historical
insights, "Down to the Crossroads "is a truly impressive account of
a march that forever transformed American race relations."
--Peniel E. Joseph, professor of history at Tufts University and
author of "Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of
Black Power in America "and "Stokely: A Life"""Down to the
Crossroads "is a splendid addition to the literature of the
southern struggle to overcome the Jim Crow system. It offers a
vivid account of the tumultuous events that brought together the
key civil rights leaders of the 1960s, and it deepens our
understanding of their contrasting answers to Martin Luther King's
enduring question: Where do we go from here?"
--Clayborne Carson, founding director of Stanford University's
Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute and
author of "Martin's Dream: My Journey and the Legacy of Martin
Luther King Jr."
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