William McCord (1930-1992), a sociologist with interests that ranged from American urban and social conditions to international economic development, was the author of seventeen books and scores of essays and articles. He was both an observer and participant in Mississippi during the events of Freedom Summer.

Francoise N. Hamlin, Providence, Rhode Island, USA is an associate professor in the departments of history and Africana studies at Brown University. She is the author of Crossroads at Clarksdale: The Black Freedom Struggle in the Mississippi Delta after World War II and coeditor of These Truly Are the Brave: An Anthology of African American Writings on War and Citizenship.

Books by William McCord