The dramatic personal and political stories behind the Civil Rights Movement as it happened across the North and the South. Foreword by Myrlie Evers-Williams, Civil Rights activist and educator, former chair of the NAACP, and widow of Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers. More than 900 striking photographs of people, events, and artifacts - with lively, expert commentary. Complete coverage, slave days to the present, with special focus on the key Civil Rights years, 1950 - 1975. Eyewitness recollections that put you in the middle of the struggle. Sidebars, time-line of events, full index.
Language
English
Pages
448
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Publications International, Ltd.
Release
October 01, 2003
ISBN
1412719895
ISBN 13
9781412719896
Civil Rights Chronicle: The African-American Struggle for Freedom
The dramatic personal and political stories behind the Civil Rights Movement as it happened across the North and the South. Foreword by Myrlie Evers-Williams, Civil Rights activist and educator, former chair of the NAACP, and widow of Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers. More than 900 striking photographs of people, events, and artifacts - with lively, expert commentary. Complete coverage, slave days to the present, with special focus on the key Civil Rights years, 1950 - 1975. Eyewitness recollections that put you in the middle of the struggle. Sidebars, time-line of events, full index.