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On 28 August 1963, the American civil rights campaigner, the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., made a speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. In it he described his dream of black and white people co-existing in racial harmony and equality. But his historic address was really about the inequality and injustices that black people suffered. Although he told the listeners about his dream, he was, in fact, showing them a nightmare. What were the political and social circumstances that inspired King to make his speech? And what impact did it have on the civil rights movement, and on equal opportunities in education and employment? In the early twenty-first century, what aspects of King's dream have come true?

20TH-CENTURY HISTORY MAKERS is an important new series of biographies aimed at introducing older children to the most important historical figures of the 20th century. Through lively, straightforward text and both black and white and colour photographs, young readers can find out about the events of the subjects' lives and how they impacted - for both good and evil - on the world at large.
This volume includes black and white images and a straightforward text to help the reader gain an understanding of Martin Luther King and the impact he had on the world.

Including songs and poetry from the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, this fascinating account describes in explicit detail the struggles and courage of thousands of men, women, and children. With the strength of their convictions, they used nonviolent methods to face down injustice and bring about sweeping social change.

This book tells you all about black people's struggle for civil rights in the United States. It tracks the momentous events from the abolition of slavery in 1865 to Martin Luther King's death in 1968, and vividly describes the herosim of people like Rosa Parks and James Meredith in the long fight for justice and equality.

The Causes and Consequences series explains to older readers the contributory factors leading up to some of the most significant events of the twentieth century, and the effects of those events on the world. The books use contemporary photographs, maps and diagrams, writings, and quotations to build a dramatic picture for th reader. They show how often errors in world leadership, misfortune, the power of popular movements or the vision of individuals have shapped world affairs this century.
The history of the African-American Civil Rights Movement is a dramatic and sometimes painful story that reveals the courage and determination of the black community. Tracing the origins of injustice back to its roots in the slavery of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the author then describes the failure of Reconstruction after the Civil War and the inhumane condions of the Jim Crow era. The book offers an exciting account of the birth of the Civil Rights Movement, the struggle against racism and the triumphant events of the 1960s. Finally, the author provides a detailed analysis of the achievements of the civil rights activists and the enduring difficulties faced by the African-American community today.

Open the pages of The Civil Rights Movement to learn about some of the greatest determination in the 20th century. Read and discover:

•what happened to the people who fought racial discrimination
•who the leaders were that often risked their lives
•how long it actually took for all American citizens to be able to vote freely.

The 20th Century Perspectives series explores momentous events and eras in modern history. Primary source materials - such as media reports and the persoonal stories, diariy entries, and letters of the people involved - bring history to life. Learn how these events changed the lives of millions of people and shaped the world in which we live.

What was it like to be an African-American in the 1950s and 1960s?
What was it like to take part in a civil rights protest?
What was it like to be a witness to history?
Step back to the time of the civil rights protests and see history through the eyes of those who lived it. Discover what it was like to be one of the first African-American students to go to a white high school in the state of Arkansas. Find out about the determination of the Freedom Riders. Read how a new education programme improved the life of one African American student.

When Rosa Parks decided not to get out of her bus seat in 1955, African Americans across the United States were treated like second-class citizens. Soemtimes they were not even considered citizens. They were not allowed to use "white-only" restaurants or hotels. They were kept out of public schools, parks, and swimming pools. And perhaps most importantly, they were not allowed to vote. Over the course of the next decade, African Americans and their white supporters organized a movement that changed American society profoundly. They marched. They sat-in. They lobbied for new laws. They fought in the courts. It took incredible courage. While the activists tried to be non-violent, their efforts were often met with beatings and even murder. But in just a few years, the United States was a different country. The "Jim Crow" system that prevented African Americans from being full citizens of their own country was gone. It is a remarkable story, full of heroes known and unknown