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Voices of Freedom: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s Through the 1980s
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 323.1196073
EAN: 9780553352320
ISBN: 0553352326
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 720
Publication Date: February 01, 1991
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: February 01, 1991
Studio: Bantam
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Editorial Review:
In this monumental volume, Henry Hampton, creator and executive producer of the acclaimed PBS series Eyes on the Prize, and Steve Fayer, series writer, draw upon nearly one thousand interviews with civil rights activists, politicians, reporters, Justice Department officials, and hundreds of ordinary people who took part in the struggle, weaving a fascinating narrative of the civil rights movement told by the people who lived it.Join brave and terrified youngsters walking through a jeering mob and up the steps of Central High School in Little Rock.Share in the pivotal confrontation between the Freedom Riders and Klansmen.Sit in on the founding of the Black Panther party with Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.Listen to the vivid voices of the ordinary people who manned the barricades, the laborers, the students, the housewives without whom there would have been no civil rights movements at all.Read the memorable words of Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Tom Hayden, Walter Mondale, Muhammad Ali, Angela Davis, Jessie Jackson , and many more.This remarkable oral history brings to life country's great struggle for civil rights as no conventional narrative can. You will hear the voices of those who defied the blackjacks, who went to jail, who witnessed and policed the movement; of those who stood for and against it - voices from the heart of America.Marches and murders, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, JFK and LBJ—from the bus boycott in Montgomery to busing in Boston, from the marches on Selma to the riots in Miami, Voices of Freedom illuminates the long, impassioned, sometimes painful and sometimes joyful struggle for a truly democratic society that continues today.
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Rating: - This is Our American History
VOICES OF FREEDOM: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT FROM THE 1950S THROUGH THE 1980s shows readers the steps that were taken to achieve equal rights for African Americans and all American citizens. All of the important actors, activists, politicians, and average individuals who attempted and succeeded to change a society that had been blinded for hundreds years, are mentioned and heard who helped many American citizens to gain the respect they rightfully deserved as citizens and human ... Read More
Rating: - Great piece of oral history
Henry Hampton and Steve Fayer have collected a small sampling of civil rights oral history that has yet to be duplicated in a modern book on the era. They have included all of the key figures involved in the movement, Dr. King and Malcolm X, along with Stokely Carmichael, John Lewis and Andrew Young. What they have also done is give readers the non-famous persons perspective on the various events surrounding the movement. This has been invaluable to me in my research and a truly enjoyable read. It ... Read More
Rating: - Readaable, Even-handed
Fantastic, relavent, engrossing.
Important and balanced information and first-hand accounts.
Rating: - A Treasure! One of the most moving books about the Movement
Starting with the murder of Emmett Till and ending with the political activism in the 80s, this book gives a moving overview of the civil rights movement. Each of the 31 chapters first gives a short summary of the events and then redraws the situation with eye-witness accounts. Many activists like Coretta Scott King, Harry Belafonte and members of the Black Panther Party, to name a few, give intriguing details. This moving book is easy to read and especially recommended for young people who need first ... Read More
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