civil rights movements

Photographs and text trace the progression of the civil rights movement and its effect on history through biographical sketches of four prominent and influential African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X.

Following the deaths of two classmates in a bomb explosion at his Alabama church, fourteen-year-old Stone organizes a children's march for civil rights in the autumn of 1963.

Examines the civil rights movement in the United States, covering its origins and key achievements, leaders, and organizations, with firsthand accounts and biographical sketches.

Explains Martin Luther King Jr.'s political and religious views and discusses how his actions helped African-Americans achieve greater equality.

A collection of poems by former Poet Laureate of the United States Rita Dove in which she explores the intersection of individual fates with the larger picture of history.

Offers a detailed account of the civil rights battle in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, and discusses why those events signaled a turning point in the movement.

Examines the successes, failures and influences of some of the various social movements of the 1960s.

Discusses the organization, personalities, triumphs, and tragedies of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1960s.

Describes the struggle of the men and women, black and white, who dedicated themselves to breaking segregation in America.