Describes the 1963 March on Washington, helmed by Martin Luther King, Jr., where over two hundred thousand people gathered to demand equal rights for all races, and explains why this event is still important in American history today.

An illustrated edition of Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech.

A biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., who sought equality for minorities through nonviolent means.

A biography of the Afro-American minister and civil rights worker who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.

Explains the history of segregation in the United States and cases that tested the law allowing "separate but equal" treatment, including the five cases that came together as Brown v. Board of Education.

Discusses the main concerns of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, and how those have evolved since; what's changed for the better, what might be worse, and where do we go from here.

Presents the life, words, and principles of the noted civil rights worker through extensive quotations from his speeches and writings.

"Presents information on the Civil Rights Movement in the United States between 1954 and 1968, including background information, key events in the movement, and influential people and groups. Intended for fifth to eighth grade students"--Provided by publisher.

The road to civil rights in the United States went down many paths, but one of the most important ones involved schools. For years, African Americans were forced to study in separate, inferior schools, sentencing many of them to a life of poverty without hope of upward mobility. This volume allows readers to examine how that outlook changed in the middle of the twentieth century. Readers will learn why the old system went unchallenged for so long...