Miles to go for freedom : segregation & civil rights in the Jim Crow years /

Told through first-person accounts, photographs, and other primary sources, this book is an overview of racial segregation and early civil rights efforts in the United States from the 1890s to 1954, a period known as the Jim Crow years. Multiple perspectives are examined as the book looks at the imp...

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Main Author: Osborne, Linda Barrett, 1949-
Corporate Author: Library of Congress
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2012]
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Summary:Told through first-person accounts, photographs, and other primary sources, this book is an overview of racial segregation and early civil rights efforts in the United States from the 1890s to 1954, a period known as the Jim Crow years. Multiple perspectives are examined as the book looks at the impact of legal segregation and discrimination on the day-to-day life of black and white Americans across the country.
Item Description:"Published in association with the Library of Congress"--Title page.
Physical Description:ix, 118 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-114) and index.
ISBN:9781419700200
1419700200