Explains the history of segregation in the United States and cases that tested the law allowing "separate but equal" treatment, including the five cases that came together as Brown v. Board of Education.
Photographs, diagrams, timelines, and first-hand accounts describe the 1954 Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that was instrumental in breaking down school segregation laws across America.
Biography of civil rights worker Ralph David Abernathy, who, along with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Photographs and text describe the experiences of young African-Americans who were involved in significant events in the civil rights movement, including Brown vs. Board of Education, the Montgomery bus boycott, and the sit-in movement.
Follows the life and career of the African-American civil rights worker who has twice sought a presidential nomination and continues to work for more rights for his people.
In September 1957, a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, became a civil rights battleground when nine black students sought to enroll. This book tells their story and explains its importance in the broad context of the civil rights movement.
Describes the life of Rosa Parks, the African-American woman whose refusal to move to the back of a bus in 1955 sparked a boycott and helped advance the civil rights movement.
Looks at the rise of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement leading up to the 1963 March on Washington where King delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech, presenting details about the march and those who took part.
