Standing Firm in the Dixie

Set in the Piney Woods town of Laurel, Mississippi, this audiobook explores the complex history of civil rights, worker rights, and white resistance from the 1940s onward. Through oral histories and archival research, Derrion Arrington examines how local communities organized and fought for justice, highlighting both acts of infamy and heroism that shaped the town's legacy. The narrative connects Laurel’s struggles to the broader national civil rights movement, emphasizing that these efforts continued well into modern times.