"In 1964, Robert Penn Warren interviewed leaders, activists, and artists engaged in the U. S. Civil Rights Movement. His interviewees included well-known figures such as Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. , Malcolm X, and James Baldwin, as well as lesser-known individuals whose names might otherwise be lost to history. Transcripts from these interviews, combined with Warren's reflections on the movement, were first published in 1965 as Who Speaks for the Negro? This unique text in the history of the U. S. Civil Rights Movement serves as a powerful oral history of an all-important struggle. A new introduction by David W. Blight places the book in historical perspective. " -- Publisher's description