Marching Toward Freedom 1957-1965
Marching Toward Freedom 1957-1965: From the Founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to the Assassination of Malcom X (Milestones in Black American History)
- Author: Robert Weisbrot
- Length: 141
- Edition: Library Binding
- Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
Information on Marching Toward Freedom 1957-1965 from the publisher:
Marching Toward Freedom chronicles black America during an epochal time of social revolution, turmoil, and progress--1957 to 1965--years that witnessed deeds of brutality, determination, and steely courage. The story moves swiftly, high-lighting the birth of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; the 'Dream' of Martin Luther King, Jr.; and the wave of sit-ins, freedom rides, and protest rallies that gradually pushed a reluctant, segregated America toward social justice.
Description of Robert Weisbrot, author of Marching Toward Freedom 1957-1965:
Marching Toward Freedom chronicles black America during an epochal time of social revoilution, turmoil, and progress, 1957 to 1965, years that witnessed deeds of brutality, determination, and steely courage. The story moves swiftly, highlighting the birth of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; the "Dream" of Martin Luther King, Jr.; and the wave of sit-ins, freedom rides, and protest rallies that gradually pushed a reluctant, segregated America toward social justice. Here are the battle of Birmingham, the march from Selma to Montgomery, the rise of black nonviolent protest, the Nation of Islam, the Watts riot, the shocking death of Malcolm X. Here, too- from the fields of civil rights, politics, drama, religion, music, sports, and literature- are portraits of the black men and women who helped shape the era's history. 141 page hardcover, from Chelsea House Publishers