A New Day in the Delta

 “Beckwith’s accurate account of his experience will be valuable to the history of this time. This work is an interesting account, and Beckwith writes well. A New Day in the Delta makes a significant and interesting contribution to the history of desegregation in Mississippi’s public education system.”—Andrew P. Mullins Jr., Executive Assistant to the Chancellor and Associate Professor of Education, University of Mississippi

“ . . . Beckwith’s A New Day in the Delta  . . . give(s) pause to consider his capability for turning back time to provide us with such an expressive take on local history. To the extend his ‘new’ day strikes a familiar semblance with the often overwhelming challenges faced by novice teachers related to classroom management, student discipline, and facilitation of meaningful student learning experiences, we can learn important lessons about the nature of schools and teachers’ work.”
—The Southern Register

 “An honest account of one white teacher’s experiences during the crisis of school integration. A New Day in the Delta is well written, and the author uses humor to good effect. It makes a valuable contribution for anyone trying to understand this time in history.”—Charles C. Bolton, Professor of History, University of North Carolina-Greensboro