Terror and Truth. Civil Rights Tourism and the Mississippi Movement

In "Terror and Truth: Civil Rights Tourism and the Mississippi Movement," Stephen A. King and Roger Davis Gatchet critically explore how Mississippi addresses its history of racial violence and injustice through civil rights tourism. The authors analyze various sites—from the Fannie Lou Hamer Museum to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum—while investigating the narratives constructed for heritage tourists. Through rhetorical analysis and interviews with key stakeholders, the book examines whose stories are highlighted and whose perspectives are often overlooked, all while engaging with the broader national dialogue on race and memory in contemporary America.