On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights TrailAlgonquin Books, 1 de jan. de 2008 - 388 páginas This in-depth look at the civil rights movement goes to the places where pioneers of the movement marched, sat-in at lunch counters, gathered in churches; where they spoke, taught, and organized; where they were arrested, where they lost their lives, and where they triumphed. Award-winning journalist Charles E. Cobb Jr., a former organizer and field secretary for SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), knows the journey intimately. He guides us through Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, back to the real grassroots of the movement. He pays tribute not only to the men and women etched into our national memory but to local people whose seemingly small contributions made an impact. We go inside the organizations that framed the movement, travel on the "Freedom Rides" of 1961, and hear first-person accounts about the events that inspired Brown vs. Board of Education. An essential piece of American history, this is also a useful travel guide with maps, photographs, and sidebars of background history, newspaper coverage, and firsthand interviews. |
Conteúdo
My Country Tis of Thee Washington DC | 1 |
Up South Annapolis Cambridge and Baltimore Maryland | 33 |
Dont Carry Me Back Arlington and Alexandria Richmond Hampton Farmville and Danville Virginia | 59 |
More Than a Hamburger Greensboro Raleigh and Durham North Carolina | 89 |
Ill Overcome Charleston Columbia Rock Hill Orangeburg and Clarendon County South Carolina | 115 |
On My Mind Atlanta Albany and Savannah Georgia | 153 |
Look Backward Move Forward Montgomery Selma Lowndes County Perry County and Birmingham Alabama | 201 |
Dont Know How We Were So Brave Jackson Philadelphia McComb Greenwood and Ruleville Mississippi | 259 |
Full Circle Nashville Knoxville and Memphis Tennessee | 311 |
Epilogue | 343 |
Notes | 359 |
Permissions and Credits | 373 |
377 | |
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On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail Charles E. Cobb Jr. Visualização parcial - 2008 |
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