Scalawag tells the surprising story of a white working-class boy who became an unlikely civil rights activist. Covering fifty years’ participation in thelong civil rights movement, Peeples’s gripping story brings to life an unsung activist culture to which countless forgotten individuals contributed, over time expanding their commitment from civil rights to other causes.
“For those of us committed to social justice, Peeples's life and work remind us that the journey can start, and often should, right in our own backyard.” —Reflections: A Journal of Public Rhetoric, Civic Writing, and Service Learning.