They Had a Dream
The Civil Rights Struggle from Frederick Douglass...MalcolmX

A great way to get a fairly good, yet superficial, overview of the history of Civil Rights. Ironically, no black women are covered. There are a number mentioned, but certainly still given a back seat...excuse the pun.......more

A wonderful primer for those looking to get an introductory explanation of the history leading up to the civil rights movement, some of the movement's influential leaders, and where we are at now as a country (or at least in 93 when the book came out).......more

A great introduction and really interesting but definitely an introduction. There’s gaps where your own research is necessary especially in regard to the four gentlemen’s wives who are all fairly quickly brushed over.......more

As a kid in grade school someone put this in my hand to read and I read it. It was a broad overview of the civil rights struggle and it was quality!......more

A good - though outdated - look at black history through the lens of four major movers and shakers. Tracing the lives of Douglass, Garvey, King, and Malcolm X, this "epoch biography" lays out a lot of little and unknown facts and events of the history of African-Americans in the USA. Published in 19......more