Every thirty years, it seems, a powerful book about racial justice is written. To Kill a Mockingbirdmeets Good Hearts.Linnville, Mississippi, 1964: Good Hearts showcases a powerful trial that changes racial justice in a small Mississippi town when five diverse, yet naïve college students travel South with the intentions of being Freedom Teachers. They’re in Linnville only days, when their own education about race, lynching, and systematic oppression is in full swing. When Sheriff Owens arrests Samantha Bryant and Marla Johnson for interfering in the community’s status quo, a law suit and trial ensue.This novel reminds us that white supremacy is systematic and real. Readers will learn about the bravery that thousands of real college students took with them to make a difference for racial justice in the summer of 1964. Readers who care about the Black Lives Matter Movement will enjoy reading this book set thirty-some years after To Kill a Mockingbird, though they will wonder why the slow-moving train of racial justice hasn’t picked up much speed through the years.“It’s a car load of good-olds, heading our way. Hurry now. Remember to latch the door. Go now, Hurry!”- Loretta Mays, host mother for Samantha and Marla“As I previously said, we are in a remarkable time in history. It is a time where whites can own up to our racism. And we can admit that efforts like the Freedom Movement and Freedom Schools are the beginning of that accountability.”- Thomas Jenner, Defense Attorney“The rights and privileges that I have in Chicago, Illinois, should be the same ones that Joshua Arnot, Josephia Nebbs, Victoria Williams, Beatrice Anderson, and Daniel Brandon should have. I did not know these fine young people before I moved to Linnville, but after getting to know them, I developed a deep admiration for the ways they master the racist challenges they face on a daily basis.”- Samantha Bryant, Freedom Teacher Read more