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1	At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 more books like this by Taylor Branch add to wishlist These concluding years of the freedom era show King at the height of his powers even as his worldly prestige falls under withering attack. We witness non-violent advances for democracy in the face of growing factionalism and fear. We meet heroines and martyrs; enter a world battered by private doubts, public dreams, contagious inspiration, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out more books like this by Vernon E Jordan, Jr., Lee A Daniels add to wishlist Black Americans have always relied on the oral tradition-storytelling, preaching, and speechmaking-to assert their rights and preserve and pass on their history and culture. In the pulpit, courtroom, or cotton field, they have understood the power of words, distinctively delivered, to educate and inspire. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. , one of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America more books like this by Andrew Young add to wishlist Andrew Young recalls his experiences in the Civil Rights movement and the government in these memoirs. He offers his insights into many significant events in recent U.S. history, and outlines his vision for the future of the country. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin more books like this by John D'Emilio add to wishlist A biography of the activist who has long been denied proper credit for his role in the Civil Rights movement. A Quaker and a conscientious objector during World War II, Rustin helped form the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and organized the historic 1963 March on Washington. Rustin was a homosexual comfortable with his sexual orientation ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $15.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Civil Rights Movement more books like this by Bruce J Dierenfield add to wishlist The civil rights movement was arguably the most important reform in American history. This book recounts the extraordinary and often bloody story of how tens of thousands of ordinary African-Americans overcame long odds to dethrone segregation, to exercise the right to vote and to improve their economic standing. Organized in a clear ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.39! \| SVS
6	On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail more books like this by Charles E Cobb, Jr., Charles E Cobb Jr add to wishlist Through firsthand interviews, maps, photographs, and sidebars, award-winning journalist and 1960's activist Charles E. Cobb Jr. conducts a pilgrimage through the heart of the Civil Rights era. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Black Is a Country: Race and the Unfinished Struggle for Democracy more books like this by Nikhil Pal Singh add to wishlist Despite black gains in modern America, the end of racism is not yet in sight. Nikhil Pal Singh asks what happened to the worldly and radical visions of equality that animated black intellectual activists from W. E. B. Du Bois in the 1930s to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the 1960s. In so doing, he constructs an alternative history of civil rights in ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $14.46! \| SVS
8	To the Mountaintop: Martin Luther King JR.'s Mission to Save America: 1955-1968 more books like this by Stewart Burns add to wishlist An eye-opening new biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., offers a close-up look at the impact of his personal religious faith on his role in the civil rights movement, describing King's vision of a religious crusade for freedom and equality. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75!
9	The American Civil Rights Movement: Readings & Interpretations more books like this by Raymond D'Angelo add to wishlist This new reader comprises an extensive collection of primary and secondary documents of the American Civil Rights movement. These documents are complemented by analytical and interpretive essays by the editor, setting these documents in their historical, social, and political context. The seeds for the modern Civil Rights Movement were planted ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $28.75! \| SVS
10	Riding to Washington more books like this by Gwenyth Swain, David Geister (Illustrator) add to wishlist As the bus travels across cities and farm fields to its historic destination, Janie sees firsthand the injustices that many others are made to endure. She begins to realize that she's not so different from the other riders and that, as a young as she is, her actions can affect change. see all copies from $10.80! new only from $10.80! \| SVS
11 view cover	Delaying the Dream: Southern Senators and the Fight Against Civil Rights, 1938-1965 more books like this by Keith M Finley add to wishlist While hostile episodes frequently occurred in the Jim Crow South, civil rights adversaries also employed other, less confrontational but remarkably successful, tactics to deny equal rights to black Americans. In Delaying the Dream, Keith M. Finley explores gradations in the opposition by examining how the region's principal national spokesmenits ... see all copies from $42.55! new only from $49.16!
12 view cover	The Black Power Movement: Rethinking the Civil Rights-Black Power Era more books like this by Joseph E Peniel (Editor) add to wishlist The Black Power Movement remains an enigma. Often misunderstood and ill-defined, this radical movement is now beginning to receive sustained and serious scholarly attention. Peniel Joseph has collected the freshest and most impressive list of contributors around to write original essays on the Black Power Movement. Taken together they provide a ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $25.00! \| SVS
13 view cover	Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement more books like this by Doreen Rappaport, Shane W Evans (Illustrator) add to wishlist A powerful trilogy that includes "No More!" and "Free at Last!" concludes with a look at both famous and lesser-known forces in the ongoing struggle for civil rights. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| SVS
14 view cover	A Matter of Law: A Memoir of Struggle in the Cause of Equal Rights more books like this by Robert L Carter, John Hope Franklin (Preface by) add to wishlist As chief legal assistant to Thurgood Marshall and, later, as General Counsel to the NAACP, Robert L. Carter played a central role in crafting the legal strategy for the pivotal cases of the civil rights era-arguing and winning over twenty pivotal cases before the Supreme Court, including Brown v. Board, with Thurgood Marshall. A Matter of Law is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.: His Life and Crusade in Pictures more books like this by Charles Johnson, Bob Adelman add to wishlist 2009 marks the 80th birthday of a remarkable man. "Life: Remembering Martin Luther King, JR." dramatically depicts a hero's journey. Gathering together the most important photographs taken of Dr. King, the book is unique: it focuses on the man exclusively and intimately. We see him and get to know him - the inspired leader, the thoughtful minister ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
16 view cover	White: The Biography of Walter White, Mr. NAACP more books like this by Kenneth Robert Janken add to wishlist White is portrayed here in his full complexity, a man whose physical appearance enabled him to negotiate two different worlds. Deeply researched and documented, this biography provides a vantage point from which to view the leading political and cultural figures of his time and a glimpse into the world of civil rights politics and activism in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
17 view cover	These Few Also Paid a Price more books like this by G McLeod Bryan add to wishlist This book is composed of the testimonies of thirty Southern whites who participated in the Civil Rights Movement juxtaposed against white America's intense hatred of any change in the racial status quo. These few whites, because of their commitment to human rights, were threatened, ostracized, beaten, arrested, and jailed. Their personal stories ... see all copies from $2.61! new only from $4.98! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Martin Luther King, Jr. more books like this by Peter J Ling add to wishlist Routledge Historical Biographies provide engaging, readable and academically credible biographies written from an explicitly historical perspective. These concise and accessible accounts will bring important historical figures to life for students and general readers alike. Did Martin Luther King Jr. deserve the praise heaped upon him or was he a ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $16.95! \| SVS
19 view cover	Martin Luther King JR. more books like this by Mary Winget add to wishlist Martin Luther King Jr. was perhaps the most influential civil rights leader in American history. He preached nonviolent resistance to his followers and changed the lives of millions. His house was bombed, and he was arrested, beaten, threatened, and eventually assassinated. Despite these attacks, King never backed down or retaliated for the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| SVS
20 view cover	We Return Fighting more books like this by Mark Robert Schneider add to wishlist This work restores to history the significant contributions and pioneering efforts of the leaders and rank-and-file in the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) during the Jazz Age. It tells the story of campaigns against segregation, lynching and rights for education. see all copies from $7.48! new only from $9.75! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Civil Rights Movement more books like this by Mark Newman add to wishlist This introduction to the Civil Rights Movement synthesises its history, explaining its origins, development and results as well as historiographical debates. A survey based on a wealth of recent scholarship, it provides a critical perspective on the movement, eschewing the celebratory tone that pervades much of the current literature, and taking ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $26.08!
22 view cover	Ring Out Freedom!: The Voice of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Making of the Civil Rights Movement more books like this by Fredrik Sunnemark add to wishlist Martin Luther King, Jr. was more than the civil rights movement's most visible figure, he was its voice. This book describes what went into the creation of that voice. It explores how King used words to define a movement. From a place situated between two cultures of American society, King shaped the language that gave the movement its identity ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| SVS
23 view cover	Lift Every Voice: The NAACP and the Making of the Civil Rights Movement more books like this by Patricia Sullivan, Marguerite Duras add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! new only from $21.77! \| SVS
24 view cover	Martin Luther King and the Rhetoric of Freedom: The Exodus Narrative in America's Struggle for Civil Rights more books like this by Gary S Selby add to wishlist A fascinating study of Martin Luther Kings persuasive rhetoric see all copies from $18.00! new only from $21.96! \| SVS
25 view cover	Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa more books like this by Ingrid Monson add to wishlist An insightful examination of the impact of the Civil Rights Movement and African Independence on jazz in the 1950s and 60s, Freedom Sounds traces the complex relationships among music, politics, aesthetics, and activism through the lens of the hot button racial and economic issues of the time. Ingrid Monson illustrates how the contentious and ... see all copies from $24.96! new only from $24.96!

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