See what the New York Times "Books of the Times" section had to say about Bruce Watson's new book, Freedom Summer.

Bruce came by Square Books a few weeks ago to sign copies of Freedom Summer. We still have some in stock. Call us to order one (1-800-648-4001) or click here. 

Check out the review of Bruce's book from the May/June Dear Reader:

Mississippi in the sixties: these words conjure images of lynching, cross-burnings, hatred, segregation, and racism. In Freedom Summer, Bruce Watson tells the powerful tale of familiar Civil Rights activists—such as Bob Moses, Fannie Lou Hamer—and how they rallied Northern, mostly white, volunteers to risk their lives in Mississippi. They gathered teachers, students and craftsmen and bussed them to a state full of those who kill, maim, or die to protect their way of life. Through bombings, kidnappings, and death threats, these volunteers built schools and walked from shack to shack attempting to register voters. Never before had Mississippi seen blacks and whites struggling side-by-side to achieve the common goal of equality. Freedom Summer makes no exceptions—it harbors no delusions, and it tells the story of the summer of 1964 with boldface, unsympathetic truth. RW