Civil Rights Chronicle (The African-American Struggle for Freedom)

The dramatic personal and political stories behind the Civil Rights Movement as it happened across the North and the South. Foreword by Myrlie Evers-Williams, Civil Rights activist and educator, former chair of the NAACP, and widow of Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers. More than 900 striking photographs of people, events, and artifacts - with lively, expert commentary. Complete coverage, slave days to the present, with special focus on the key Civil Rights years, 1950 - 1975. Eyewitness recollections that put you in the middle of the struggle. Sidebars, time-line of events, full index.