In Sibling to a Dragonfly, Will D. Campbell writes about his life growing up poor in Amite County, Mississippi, during the 1930 s alongside his older bro, Joe. They grew up in a close-knit family and cared for each other, the 2 went on to lead very various lives. After serving together in The second world war, Will became a highly educated Baptist minister who later on became a significant figure in the early years of the civil liberties motion, and Joe became a pharmacist who developed a drug abuse issue that eventually took his life. Sibling to a Dragonfly likewise functions as a historic record. Will’s love and dedication to his bro are the main story, interwoven throughout the story is the story of the Jim Crow South and the civil rights motion. Will is present through a lot of the most pivotal moments in history– he was one of four individuals who escorted black students integrating the Little Rock public schools; he was the only white individual present at the founding of the SCLC; he assisted CORE and SNCC Liberty Riders integrate interstate bus travel; he signed up with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s campaign of boycotts, sit-ins, and marches in Birmingham; and he was at the Lorraine Motel the night Dr. King was assassinated. Will’s accomplishments, nevertheless, never take the spotlight from his bro, and as his relationship with Joe develops, so does Will’s faith. Including a new foreword by Congressman John Lewis, this book brings back to print the combined lives of Will Campbell– Will the bro and Will the preacher.
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