UUA Bookstore Presents SOUTHERN WITNESS by Gordon Gibson

In the 1950s and 1960s, no part of the country challenged liberal religious values more than the South. Gordon Gibson gives remarkable examples of conflict and courage as religious liberals confronted race hatred in their own communities. This is a landmark study of Unitarian Universalism all over the South, as each city evokes diverse stories of practical applications of a lived faith, sometimes fearless and sometimes fearful. -Rev. Mark Harris, author of Elite: Uncovering Classism in Unitarian Universalist History

Southern Witness By Gordon Gibson

At last, here is the largely untold history of Unitarian and Universalist involvement in the civil rights movement in the South.

Covering congregations in nearly thirty cities and towns and spanning ten Southern states, this extensive study sheds new light on the often heroic efforts of laypeople and clergy in confronting segregation.

Author Gordon Gibson witnessed some of this history firsthand, as the only Unitarian Universalist minister in Mississippi between 1969 and 1984. His interviews with dozens of other activists from the 1950s and 60s has produced many stories, some never before recorded.

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Southern Witness is one of many moving and insightful books produced by Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) publisher Skinner House Books. Explore their publications and free companion resources and find ways to engage with their spiritual materials online in their newly-redesigned web section on UUA.org.

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