Miles to go for freedom : segregation & civil rights in the Jim Crow years
by Osborne, Linda Barrett, 1949-
Summary
Told through first-person accounts, photographs, and other primary sources, this book is an overview of racial segregation and early civil rights efforts in the United States from the 1890s to 1954, a period known as the Jim Crow years. Multiple perspectives are examined as the book looks at the imp... Full description
Summary: |
Told through first-person accounts, photographs, and other primary sources, this book is an overview of racial segregation and early civil rights efforts in the United States from the 1890s to 1954, a period known as the Jim Crow years. Multiple perspectives are examined as the book looks at the impact of legal segregation and discrimination on the day-to-day life of black and white Americans across the country. |
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Item Description: |
"Published in association with the Library of Congress"--T.p. |
Physical Description: |
ix, 118 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 26 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-114) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781419700200 1419700200 |
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