| Free at Last: The U.S. Civil Rights Movement Contributor(s): Of State, U. S. Department (Author) |
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ISBN: 1507796188 ISBN-13: 9781507796184 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 6" W x 9" (0.24 lbs) 72 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book, a publication of the U.S. Department of State, recounts how African-American slaves and their descendants struggled to win - both in law and in practice - the civil rights enjoyed by other Americans. It is a story of dignified persistence and struggle, a story that produced great heroes and heroines, and one that ultimately succeeded by forcing Americans to confront squarely the shameful gap between their universal principles of equality and justice and the inequality, injustice, and oppression faced by millions of their fellow citizens. Contains full color illustrations, and includes sections on Black Soldiers in the Civil War, Marcus Garvey, Ralph Johnson Bunche, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Medgar Evers and the Bloody Sunday in Selma. |