Bridge Across Jordan

In Bridge Across Jordan, Amelia Boynton Robinson has crafted an inspiring, eloquent memoir of her more than five decades on the front lines of the struggle for racial equality and social justice.

This work is an important contribution to the history of the Black freedom struggle. Known as the Matriarch of the Voting Rights Movement, Boynton Robinson provides a firsthand account of the strategic planning and immense courage that defined the movement in Selma and beyond.

Her memoir covers:

• The early days of voter registration efforts in the 1930s
• Her role in inviting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to Selma
• The harrowing events of Bloody Sunday and the subsequent march to Montgomery

A testament to resilience and faith, this book offers vital insights into the grassroots organizing that eventually led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.