This was an excellent read and history of lesser discussed aspects of the Civil Rights Movement and the Freedom Movement. The writing is compelling and there is a lot of specific time and biographical information.

This author recognizes two things at the beginning of the book that did greatly affect my reading experience: 
1. It is not in chronological order and so there is some repetition and at some points it feels like backtracking 
2. There is lack of documentation of female organizers’ contributions to both movements. It is acknowledged in the preface but there is little to no discussion of the impact of that throughout the narrative and there is no discussion of where the gaps in the history exist.