Free At Last: A History of the Civil Rights Movement and ...

brA sympathetic account that brings these martyrs vividly to life.... Individual accounts of 40 people who lost their lives in the cause. Some were well-known (Evers; Chaney; Goodman and Schwerner), some not...some were activists, some bystanders; some white, but most African-American. Each lucid account, generously illustrated with black and white photos, describes the person's life and relationship to the movement with just the right amount of detail to sustain interest. An excellent photodocumentary resource.--Kirkus ReviewsbrA moving documentation of key events and lives that contributed to the civil rights movement, Free at Last is chock full of information despite its deceptively simple and inviting presentation.... A must purchase.--VOYAbrThe publication of Free at Last is especially important to today's teachers, librarians, and parents.--National Black ReviewbrFilled with photographs that strike a chord even in those too young to remember the events...(and) add a personal touch that brings history alive.--The Reading TeacherbrbrSara Bullard is editor of Teaching Tolerance, a national educational magazine, and director of the Teaching Tolerance Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama.brJulian Bond is currently a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the American University in Washington, D.C., and a Visiting Professor at Williams College.br