Nicholas von Hoffman Author

Nicholas von Hoffman (1929–2018) was an American journalist and author. He worked as a community organizer for Saul Alinsky in Chicago and wrote for The Washington Post, among other publications.

Henry Herr Gill (1930–2025)was a photojournalist who worked for the Chicago Daily News and the Chicago Sun-Times, among other newspapers. His work led to assignments in ninety-two countries, and his photographs and films in the world’s hot spots have been highly acclaimed.

Charles W. McKinney Jr. is professor of history at Rhodes College. He is author of Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina and coeditor of An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee and From Rights to Lives: The Evolution of the Black Freedom Struggle.