Witness to the Truth tells the extraordinary life story of a grassroots Human Rights leader and his courageous campaign to win the right to vote for the African Americans of Lake Providence, Louisiana.
Scott, a minister and farmer, sought to redress this.
Scott grew up in a community where black businesses, schools, and neighborhoods thrived in isolation, yet African Americans were still being denied a voice in local and national politics.
Born in 1901 in a small, mostly black parish, John H.
Witness to the Truth tells the extraordinary life story of a grassroots Human Rights leader and his courageous campaign to win the right to vote for the African Americans of Lake Providence, Louisiana