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Available
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Publication
Sterling (2004), Edition: First Edition, 240 pages
Description
More than 30 people tell personal stories about the nonviolent struggle for civil rights, then and now, not only the leaders but also ordinary citizens who bear witness to "transforming moments" when they suddenly found the courage to try to change things.
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LibraryThing member Whisper1
This is an insightful, well-written chronology of the Civil Rights Movement. Looking at issues that sparked the movement, such as the blatant murder of Emmett Till, the injustice of not being allowed to sit at the lunch counter in a store that depends of the sales to black population to keep the
Recommended.
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business open, the freedom riders, some of who gave their lives, the walk from Selma Alabama to the Capitol to fight for the right to vote, and the March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his powerful speech that sparked a nation.Recommended.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
9.5 inches
ISBN
1402714157 / 9781402714153
UPC
049725514157