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Title: Living in the Shadows of a Legend: Unsung Heroes and Sheroes Who Marched With Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Deric A. Gilliard, Joseph E., Dr. Lowery ISBN: 0-9718137-0-1 Publisher: Gilliard Communications Pub. Date: February, 2002 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $24.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A Personal Look
Comment: I so thoroughly enjoyed Deric Gilliard's stories of the unsung heroes/sheroes during the trying times of the Martin Luther King days. I can't believe how ignorant I was of the struggles faced by the people in these stories. Even though I was sympathetic to the cause being brought forward and the person of Dr. King, until I read these personal stories, I was unable to connect in that way. Kudos to the authors!

Rating: 5
Summary: History Will Thank Deric Gilliard
Comment: 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!

Rating: 4
Summary: Historical Moments Recalled
Comment: LIVING IN THE SHADOWS OF A LEGEND by Deric Gilliard does an excellent job of chronicling the lives and times of twenty dynamic individuals whose self-less contributions added to the Civil Rights movement. As an employee of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the organization co-founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Gilliard had additional access and exposure to these stories that might have gone untold.

Most of these individuals were just everyday people who were catapulted into action as a result of the times in which they lived. For example, in December of 1955 in the height of the Montgomery bus boycott, John Thomas utilized his personal vehicles to provide car service to many of the Montgomery citizens who participated in the boycott. Thomas would ferry the riders back and forth to work each day subjecting himself to possible police torment. There are other stories in this book, such as that of Anne Braden, a Caucasian activist writer, who worked side by side with Dr. King to fight Communist and other segregating activities.

This book is a definite read for individuals seeking to gain more knowledge of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. Gilliard has wonderfully captured the facts surrounding the events and has related these in an interesting and enlightening manner.

Reviewed by Nedine
of the RAWSISTAZ Reviewers