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This Is the Dream

James E. Ransome

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Our nation was founded on the belief that all men are created equal. Nearly two hundred years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, slavery had been abolished but America was still segregated.

Then: Enter the students who marched into the first desegregated school, the passengers who boycotted the buses, and the leaders who stood up and spoke out. When they started, it was all just a dream. . . .

Through striking, powerful verse and gorgeous, detailed illustrations, this is the dream catalogs the American experience before, during, and after the civil rights movement. Come along on this incredible journey, and see how far we've come in attaining freedom and justice for all.

Language: English

Pages: 40

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Amistad

Release: December 27, 2005

ISBN: 006055519X

ISBN 13: 9780060555191

This Is the Dream

James E. Ransome

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Our nation was founded on the belief that all men are created equal. Nearly two hundred years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, slavery had been abolished but America was still segregated.

Then: Enter the students who marched into the first desegregated school, the passengers who boycotted the buses, and the leaders who stood up and spoke out. When they started, it was all just a dream. . . .

Through striking, powerful verse and gorgeous, detailed illustrations, this is the dream catalogs the American experience before, during, and after the civil rights movement. Come along on this incredible journey, and see how far we've come in attaining freedom and justice for all.

Language: English

Pages: 40

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Amistad

Release: December 27, 2005

ISBN: 006055519X

ISBN 13: 9780060555191

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