| Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Williams, Juan (Author), Bond, Julian (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0143124749 ISBN-13: 9780143124740 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 323.409 |
| Series: Eyes on the Prize |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.4" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 30th-anniversary edition of Juan Williams's celebrated account of the tumultuous early years of the civil rights movement From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Little Rock Nine to the Selma-Montgomery march, thousands of ordinary people who participated in the American civil rights movement; their stories are told in Eyes on the Prize. From leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., to lesser-known figures such as Barbara Rose John and Jim Zwerg, each man and woman made the decision that somethinghad to be done to stop discrimination. These moving accounts and pictures of the first decade of the civil rights movement are a tribute to the people, black and white, who took part in the fight for justice and the struggle they endured. |