"Deric Gilliard has done a commendable job in searching out and interviewing some of the heroes who made the civil rights movement such an important episode in American history. As time goes on, their numbers are declining, and he caught several before their inevitable deaths. They give an eyewitness account to history that will help to bring it alive for future generations. I hope Gilliard will continue his quest to record and publish these stories before they are lost forever, Bravo for what he has done!"