Conflict in Black and White

ISBN: 074142956X

Author: Shockley, Dr. Charles (Chuck)

Condition: New

Product Description This is the memoir of an African-American's personal battle against bigotry finding him in the middle of some of the most historic civil rights struggles in the 1960s. The story reveals to the reader inside secrets of "sit-in" protests and facing down a race riot in Oxford, Mississippi. My book provides a personal look inside some of the historic civil rights struggles in the 1960s from an African-American perspective. The story reveals secrets of what happened while leading sit-in protests and facing down a race riot when James Meredith entered the University of Mississippi, untold in the history books. About the Author Not only has the author been involved in civil rights, but has co-produced video documentaries on General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., commander of the WWII Tuskegee Airmen, and James Meredith at Ole Miss. He also produced a cable television series called The Small Business Workshop running for six years in San Diego, California. Shockley also became an army pilot, serving two tours of duty in Vietnam, earning 27 air medals. His picture is displayed in the San Diego Aerospace Museum as an historic Black pilot, breaking the color barrier as the first Black Executive Pilot for a Fortune 500 corporation.