On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail - Softcover

Charles E Cobb

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565124391 ISBN 13: 9781565124394

Publisher: Algonquin, 2008

Synopsis

Award-winning journalist Charles E. Cobb Jr., a former organizer and field secretary for SNCC (Student Non violent Coordinating Committee), knows the journey intimately. He guides us through Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, back to the real grassroots of the movement. He pays tribute not only to the men and women etched into our national memory but to local people whose seemingly small contributions made an impact. We go inside the organizations that framed the movement, travel on the "Freedom Rides" of 1961, and hear first-person accounts about the events that inspired Brown vs. Board of Education.An essential piece of American history, this is also a useful travel guide with maps, photographs, and sidebars of background history, newspaper coverage, and firsthand interviews.

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Review:

On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail is another chance for us to learn, remember and be proud of a group of people who struggled to make changes without seeing what vacation days we have. . . . Cobb's book will certainly make you think about places you are familiar with where change happened and how it affected you."-- The State

From the Back Cover:

Charles Cobb leads us from Washington, D.C., through eight southern states to visit the places where pioneers of the civil rights movement fought for freedom. This in-depth look at the movement--its long history, its stunning triumphs, its devastating losses, and its brave participants--goes off the beaten path to give us the real grassroots story in the words of those who lived it.

About this edition

• Publisher: Algonquin
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1565124391
• ISBN 13: 9781565124394
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 388