A dream of freedom : the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1968 / Diane McWhorter ; foreword by Fred Shuttlesworth.
In this history of the modern Civil Rights movement, the author focuses on the monumental events that occurred between 1954 (the year of Brown v. the Board of Education) and 1968 (the year that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated). Beginning with an overview of the movement since the end of...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Scholastic,
[2004]
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Summary: | In this history of the modern Civil Rights movement, the author focuses on the monumental events that occurred between 1954 (the year of Brown v. the Board of Education) and 1968 (the year that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated). Beginning with an overview of the movement since the end of the Civil War, McWhorter also discusses such events as the 1956 MTGS bus boycott, the 1961 Freedom Rides, and the 1963 demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama, among others. The author uses interviews she conducted personally with ... |
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Physical Description: | 160 pages : illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm |
Awards: | Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2005 |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and index. |
ISBN: | 0439576784 9780439576789 141556471X 9781415564714 |