Civil Rights Leader Publishes Memoir

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PETERSBURG -- Herbert V. Coulton has marched next to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was the civil rights leader's field director for Virginia and played a big role in the movement. Some argue that civil rights history in Virginia might have taken a different path without Coulton.

But there is much more to Coulton, and now he has decided to tell his story. His self-published book, titled "In the Shadows of Giants" is his account of his time in the civil rights movement and beyond, a testament to the struggle of African-Americans for freedom and equality.

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Civil Rights Leader Publishes Memoir

"My wife told me many years ago that I should write a book to tell my story," Coulton said. "And I started, but then I wasn't motivated and put it down," he said. It wasn't until years later, ...

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