Adam Parker, author of Outside Agitator: The Civil Rights Struggle of Cleveland Sellers Jr., will hold a talk and book signing for his biography in the Pavilion at Middleton Place.

The event is free and open to the public, however seating is limited. Please register below if you plan to attend.

About the book:
The Orangeburg Massacre was one of the most violent moments of the Southern Civil Rights Movement, and only one person served prison time in its aftermath: a young black man by the name of Cleveland Sellers Jr. Many years later, the state would recognize that Sellers was a scapegoat in that college campus tragedy and would issue a full pardon.

Outside Agitator is the story of a Sellers’ early activism, lifelong struggle to overcome the Orangeburg incident and his slow crawl to justice. A journey that follows Sellers all the way to the historically black college in his hometown calling him to be its president.

Adam Parker’s incisive biography is about a proud black man who refuses to be defeated, whose tumultuous life story personifies America’s continuing civil rights struggle. Read full synopsis here >>

Praise for Outside Agitator:

“A worthy addition to the record of the civil rights movement.” -Publisher’s Weekly

“ . . . Journalist Parker thoughtfully pinpoints the incident [the Orangeburg Massacre] as a signature moment in the civil rights movement.” -Kirkus Review