Bibliograph

Eyes on the prize, America's civil rights years, 1954-1965, Juan Williams, with the Eyes on the prize production team ; introduction by Julian Bond

Type

Label

Eyes on the prize, America's civil rights years, 1954-1965, Juan Williams, with the Eyes on the prize production team ; introduction by Julian Bond

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-306) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Eyes on the prize

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

857233580

Responsibility statement

Juan Williams, with the Eyes on the prize production team ; introduction by Julian Bond

Sub title

America's civil rights years, 1954-1965

Summary

This compelling oral history of the first ten years of the Civil Rights movement is a tribute to the men and women, both black and white, who took part in the fight for justice and kept their eyes on the prize of freedom

Table Of Contents

God bless the child: the story of school desegregation -- Standing for justice: Mississippi and the Till case -- We're not moving to the back, Mr. Blake: the Montgomery bus boycott -- Hall monitors from the 101st: the Little Rock story -- Down freedom's main line: the movement's next generation -- Freedom in the air: the lessons of Albany and Birmingham -- March on Washington -- Mississippi: Freedom has never been free -- Selma: the bridge to freedom -- Epilogue

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