The Cost of Courage

Michael D'Orso, Carl Elliott. Anchor Books, $10.95 (314pp) ISBN 978-0-385-42092-1

Elliott, formerly a Democratic congressman from Alabama, recounts his role in the struggle for civil rights--and against George Wallace. Photos. (Feb.)

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