Nobody Turn Me Around

A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington

By: Charles Euchner

Narrated by: Darien Battle

On August 28, 1963, over a quarter-million people - two-thirds black and one-third white - held the greatest civil rights demonstration ever. In this major reinterpretation of the Great Day - the peak of the movement - Charles Euchner brings back the tension and promise of the march. Building on countless interviews, archives, FBI files, and private recordings, this hour-by-hour account offers intimate glimpses into the lives of those key players and ordinary people who converged on the National Mall to fight for civil rights in the March on Washington.

©2010 Charles Euchner (P)2013 Charles Euchner

Fascinating and Inspiring Story

This is a fascinating story of various movements coalescing into a unique event. It’s told from the viewpoints of multiple participants: the planners, the speakers, the politicians, the volunteers and members of the crowd. It follows the progression of the planning and presentation of the March, with several flashbacks to tell individuals’ stories or to explain particular trends. This technique has the risk of being disjointed, but instead it helps add layer and layer of depth at appropriate points, building in a crescendo to the grand conclusion.

The narrator has a wonderful voice, and is particularly good with the songs. (He does a great Bob Dylan.) There are, however, several mispronunciations that are grating.

Too many errors

What would have made Nobody Turn Me Around better?

The book's subject and title interested me, however, it disappointed me with errors. I gave up listening when I heard that MLK became a priest...

Would you recommend Nobody Turn Me Around to your friends? Why or why not?

No. It is too shallow and has too many historical mistakes