{"product_id":"a-travelers-guide-to-the-civil-rights-movement-paperback","title":"A Traveler's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Carrier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, the United States will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. As our country begins a national retrospective of the civil rights movement, here is the perfect book to help explore the long struggle toward racial equality. Part guidebook, part civil rights primer, A Traveler's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement memorializes the years 1954 to 1965 as well as the vast, underappreciated black history from which our modern civil rights movement began. \u003cbr\u003e More than five million people visit civil rights and black history landmarks each year, from the National Voting Rights Museum and the King Center to lesser-known spots such as slave auction sites and the locations of crucial marches and boycotts. This guide provides suggested state and city tours of these historic places and offers thoughtful commentary on the importance of each landmark, giving us a unique lens through which to view one of America's most important social movements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes suggested state and city tours in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, \u003cbr\u003eSouth Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Carrier takes us to the street corners and bus stops where ordinary people changed America. In his beautifully written and easy-to-use guide, he captures their sacrifice and triumphs. Everyone should visit these hallowed sites. With this guidebook in hand, you will be impressed, as I was, by the lasting power of the civil rights story.--Morris Dees, cofounder and lead counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center \u003cbr\u003eFrom the public schools where \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e was first implemented to the Southern cities where boycotts, sit-ins, and marches mobilized a generation of brave Americans, \u003ci\u003e A Traveler's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/i\u003e traces a path through one of the most signifi cant eras in our country's history.\u003cbr\u003eVisit the bus where Rosa Parks made her historic stand; make a pilgrimage to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s boyhood home and tomb; or explore the vast, underappreciated black history from which our modern civil rights movement arose. Packed with maps, suggested tours, fascinating anecdotes, and thoughtful commentary, this unique guidebook will allow travelers to explore civil rights landmarks both famous and forgotten. \u003cbr\u003eIncludes State and City Tours In: \u003cbr\u003eWashington, D.C.*Virginia*North Carolina*South Carolina*Georgia*Florida*Alabama *Mississippi*Louisiana*Arkansas*Tennessee*Kansas*Kentucky*Maryland*and more \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Carrier\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and author of eight books. He has written for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic, SAIL, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. From 1999 to 2001, he worked at the Southern Poverty Law Center, where he created and developed their Web site, www.tolerance.org. He lives in Montgomery, Alabama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48931408937188,"sku":"9780156026970","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0850\/8132\/files\/cStFdWFqWEJtQXQzcXlmMW9jR09YQT09.webp?v=1778840637","url":"https:\/\/triumviratebooks.com\/products\/a-travelers-guide-to-the-civil-rights-movement-paperback","provider":"Triumvirate Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}