We Shall Not Be Moved: The Desegregation of the University of Georgia

I can say, that the author, Robert Pratt, thoroughly divulged the many ghosts of the integration of the University of Georgia in this book. Pratt successfully recounted the events of that time by not only regurgitating the facts of the event, but he set the mood for the happening, almost like a screenwriter. Without the background information of the time, the facts about the integration of the university would seem out of place, and on a weak foundation. Though the book wasn't filled with pictures, the pictures he did display served the purpose of turning the reader's attention from one phase of the university's integration, to a more modern and progressive phase. Not only does the author expose the "skeletons" in the University of Georgia's closet, he also makes sure that the reader doesn't solely antagonize the university itself. Pratt makes sure that the theme of the time, segregation, stays at the fore front. It would have been easy for the reader to make the university a villain, but just when you're about to, Pratt yanks you back reality, and forces you to rethink your position towards the university. I really enjoyed the book. Not too many historians deal with the back stories of Georgia, much less its universities. This book does that in a quaint, but professional manner. I would recommend this book to any history major on the campus, because it gives a new meaning to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States through forced interaction with the evils of segregation in our back yard.