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A 3 page book review that examines Peter Honigsberg's memoir Crossing Border Street (2000), which relates what it was like to be one of the young, idealistic northern whites who came south in response to the cause of black civil rights in the 1960s. The point of this text is to convey not only the idealism that Honigsberg felt as a young man, but also the complexity of the situation and how the experience both changed him and directed his life. In so doing, he relates an insightful and gripping narrative that demonstrates how the process of involvement in political activism can change the individual, as well as aiding the issue. No additional sources cited.
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of black civil rights in the 1960s. The point of this text is to convey not only the idealism that Honigsberg felt as a young man, but also the complexity
of the situation and how the experience both changed him and directed his life. In so doing, he relates an insightful and gripping narrative that demonstrates how the process of
involvement in political activism can change the individual, as well as aiding the issue. One of the key concepts that Honigsberg wishes to convey is that the situation pertaining
to civil rights in the deep south was far more complex than he at first perceived. He states that when he first went south, his attitude was simplistic. "We were
doing Gods work, we were on the side of the angels. We were changing the world" (Honigsberg 7). However, by 1968, he knew differently. By experiencing firsthand the black rural
culture of Louisiana as well as the rise of Black Power, I learned how uninformed and unaware my New York City Jewish upbringing had left me" (Honigsberg 7). Honigsberg left
New York City as a summer volunteer for the Lawyers for Constitutional Defense Committee (LCDC)), a group that was formulated in order to make counsel available to civil rights defendants
during that time. Whenever Honigsberg visited Bogalusa, Louisiana, where he had covert meetings with a black group, the Deacons of Defense, he received an escort who ushered him to the
safety of Border Street, which marked the side of town in which black citizens were allowed to live (Honigsberg 24). In addition to providing legal assistance, Honigsberg describes how he
participated in the work for black civil rights in other ways. For example, he participated in a ten-day march from Bogalusa to Baton Rouge (Honigsberg 99). Honigsberg also describes
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