by Dr. Sydney Welch Soldiers is a story drawn from the firsthand experiences of Dr. Sydney Welch, who reveals never-before-told secret information and direct quotes from some of the major players in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The author takes you back to his college days, and you hear about the degradation and the segregation, racial hatred and affirmative action. He shows you the sensitivity and struggle of Negro soldiers in World War II and Korea. You will see Martin Luther King Jr. before the Montgomery Bus Boycott. You will get new, surprising information about Gov. George Wallace and Eugene “Bull” Conner. Follow the “Covenant” from Montgomery to Birmingham. Written in interconnected narratives, this document is spellbinding because it gives you an “on-the-ground, up-close, behind-the-scenes” chilling and thrilling recitation of intrigue as well as scenes from the furious and stormy Civil Rights saga--the Battle of Birmingham. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Sydney Welch attended college at Alabama State University in Montgomery. He left college in his junior year to serve in the Marines. He trained with the Naval Air Technical Command and served with the Black Sheep Squadron, VMF 214. Returning to Montgomery in 1954, Dr. Welch heard, saw, and participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott under the leadership of Martin Luther King and the heroic people on Montgomery. After dental school, he returned to Birmingham and spent three years preparing for the historic episode in the civil rights struggle--the Battle of Birmingham. (2005, paperback, 106 pages) |
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