Library Record
Metadata
Collection |
Sylvia Gaither Garrison Library Rare Book Collection |
Title |
Eyes on the prize : America's civil rights years, 1954-1965 / |
Alternate Titles |
Juan Williams, with the Eyes on the prize production team ; introduction by Julian Bond. |
Author |
Williams, Juan. |
Call# |
KF4757 .W52 1988 |
Published Place |
New York : |
Publisher |
Penguin Books, |
Summary |
This compelling oral history of the first ten years of the Civil Rights movement is a tribute to the men and women, both black and white, who took part in the fight for justice and kept their eyes on the prize of freedom. Companion to the highly acclaimed PBS television series. 100 photos. |
Search Terms |
African Americans Civil rights History |
Subjects |
African Americans--Civil rights--History. |
Format |
Book |
ISBN |
0140096531 (pbk.) : |
Control# |
ocm17397119 |
Notes |
"A Robert Lavelle book." "The companion volume to the PBS television series"--Cover. Includes index. Table of Contents: God bless the child: Story of school desegregation -- Standing for justice: Mississippi and the Till case -- We're not moving to the back, Mr. Blake: Montgomery bus boycott -- Hall monitors from the 101st: Little Rock story -- Down freedom's main line: Movement's next generation -- Freedom in the air: Lessons of Albany and Birmingham -- March on Washington -- Mississippi: Freedom has never been free -- Selma: Bridge to freedom -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index. Includes bibliographical references (p. [296]-297) and index. |