and while he was in birmingham he worked with the movement there working with fred shuttlesworth. and the alabama christian movement for human rights. and when he returns in 1960 he's talking to people and trying to get them interested in of voter registration campaign. focusing, you know, it's too dangerous, too risky. in 1955 he is able to get a couple people to go down with him. and he serves eventually as the chairperson of the local movement organization. and as the chair person of the lowndes county freedom organization, the independent political party. he doesn't run for office in 1966, but in 1970 he is actually elected as the first african american sheriff in lowndes county. the book talked about, what is the trajectory of black politics from that moment forward? well, the movement doesn't have any without him. at least it doesn't have to end the way that it does without john hulett. >> in 1966 did the lowndes county freedom organization have electoral success? >> no. >> why not? >> for a couple reasons. in the november election they run seven african american candidates