Blood Done Sign My Name

Ever wondered how a single event can ignite a nationwide movement for justice? Discover the explosive true story of a racially charged murder in 1970s North Carolina and the fiery protests that followed, revealing the hidden history of the Black Power movement in the American South. You'll go beyond the headlines to understand the complex web of race, religion, and power that shaped this pivotal moment. Through the eyes of author Timothy B. Tyson, whose father was a local minister, you'll uncover the personal stories and systemic failures that fueled a generation's fight for civil rights and equality.

Timothy B. Tyson is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and a leading historian of the civil rights movement. He grew up in a family of white Methodist ministers in eastern North Carolina, where he witnessed firsthand the racial violence and social upheaval he chronicles in his work. This unique upbringing, straddling the worlds of Southern tradition and progressive faith, gave him the rare perspective necessary to write a book as personal and historically significant as Blood Done Sign My Name.