The Courage to Lead: One Man's Journey in Public Service Book

SNCC is, in my opinion, the most compelling civil rights organisation of its era and Bob Moses has always danced in the background of other accounts of centralised leadership (especially Stokely's). He is that incredibly intriguing figure who shuns the spotlight and goes about quietly shaking the world. This book didn't quite do it for me but there is generally limited coverage of Moses (with the exception of the new biography out now). In part the problems in this book stem from Moses's noncooperation in publicising himself but nevertheless the period and place covered - Mississippi, early 1960s - did not quite emerge to me in its full richness nor did the very real threat to life faced by those courageous enough to try to register to vote.