Devery S. Anderson
Devery S. Anderson is an editor at Signature Books, a scholarly press in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has published several books and articles on Mormon history and has a passion for the American civil rights movement. His book, Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil...
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Devery S. Anderson is an editor at Signature Books, a scholarly press in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has published several books and articles on Mormon history and has a passion for the American civil rights movement. His book, Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement, was released by the University Press of Mississippi in August 2015 to high acclaim. It has been optioned by Hollywood and will be the basis of a six-part HBO miniseries produced by Will Smith, Jay Z, Casey Affleck, and Aaron Kaplan. Look for it in 2018.He is passionate about his research and writing, is a stickler for accuracy, and has been known to drive across the state to locate a footnote he recorded only partially. He is funny, passionate, and driven. He is currently working on a book on Mississippi Freedom Summer, 1964, and is wrapping up work on the life of Willard Richards, an early Mormon apostle. He lives in Salt Lake City and is the father of three children.
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