The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader - by Clayborne Carson & David J Garrow & Gerald Gill & Vincent Harding & Darlene Clark Hine (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The most comprehensive anthology of primary sources available, spanning the entire history of the American civil rights movement. <p/></b>A record of one of the greatest and most turbulent movements of this century, <i>The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader</i> is essential for anyone interested in learning how far the American civil rights movements has come and how far it has to go. <p/>Included are the Supreme Court's <i>Brown vs Board of Education</i> decision in its entirety; speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., and his famous Letter from Birmingham City Jail; an interview with Rosa Parks; selections from <i>Malcolm X Speaks</i>; Black Panther Bobby Seale's <i>Seize the Time</i>; Ralph Abernathy's controversial <i>And the Walls Came Tumbling Down</i>; a piece by Herman Badillo on the infamous Attica prison uprising; addresses by Harold Washington, Jesse Jackson, Nelson Mandel, and much more. <p/> "An important volume for students and professionals who wish to grasp the basic nature of the civil rights movement and how it changed America in fundamental ways." --Aldon Morris, Northwestern University<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An important volume for students and professionals who wish to grasp the basic nature of the civil rights movement and how it changed America in fundamental ways." --Aldon Morris, Northwestern University <p/>"A remarkable collection . . . Indispensable." --William H. Harris, Texas Southern University<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Clayborne Carson</b> is a Stanford University historian. In 1985 Coretta Scott King entrusted him with editing and publishing the papers of her late husband. Carson is the founding director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. <p/><b>David J. Garrow</b> is an American historian and professor. He was the senior adviser for the award-winning TV series <i>Eyes on the Prize</i>. Gill is also the author of <i>Liberty and Sexuality, </i> a history of the legal struggles surrounding reproductive rights in the United States before the <i>Roe v. Wade</i> decision. <p/><b>Gerald Gill </b>was one of the most beloved and highly regarded professors in the history of Tufts University. In addition to his work as an educator and historian, he served as a consultant on the award-winning TV series <i>Eyes on the Prize</i>. He was voted Professor of the Year for Massachusetts twice. Gill passed away in 2007. <p/><b>Vincent Harding</b> was a social activist and historian best known for his work with his personal friend Martin Luther King Jr. He was the co-chairperson of the social unity group Veterans of Hope Project. In the 1960s, he and his wife Rosemarie--both devout Mennonites themselves--cofounded Mennonite House, an interracial voluntary service center in Atlanta. He passed away in 2014. <p/><b>Darlene Clark Hine</b> is the John A. Hannah Professor of American History at Michigan State University and a leading expert on the intersection of race, class, and gender in American society. Co-editor of <i>Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia, </i> she is the author of <i>Hine Sight: Black Women and the Re-Construction of American History, </i> a book of essays. She lives in East Lansing, Michigan.
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