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In this history of the modern Civil Rights movement, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Diane McWhorter focuses on the monumental events that occurred between 1954 (the year of Brown versus the Board of Education) and 1968 (the year that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assasinated). Beginning with an overview of the movement since the end of the Civil War, McWhorter also discusses such events as the 1956 MTGS bus boycott, the 1961 Freedom Rides, and the 1963 demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama, among others.The author uses interviews she conducted personally with
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Author Diane McWhorter
Binding Hardcover
Grade Content 9-12
Guided Reading S
Copyright 2004
Lexile 800
Accelerated Reading Level 9.1
Subject United States History
Standard SSUSH21d. Civil rights groups- growth, influence, and tactics. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, I Have a Dream Speech, Cesar Chavez.
Book Type Nonfiction
