{"product_id":"the-eyes-on-the-prize-civil-rights-reader-documents-speeches-and-firsthand-accounts-from-the-black-freedom-struggle-paperback","title":"The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader: Documents, Speeches, and Firsthand Accounts from the Black Freedom Struggle - 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\u003eClayborne Carson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid J. Garrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGerald Gill\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most comprehensive anthology of primary sources available, spanning the entire history of the American civil rights movement. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA record of one of the greatest and most turbulent movements of this century, \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is essential for anyone interested in learning how far the American civil rights movements has come and how far it has to go. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded are the Supreme Court's \u003ci\u003eBrown vs Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e decision in its entirety; speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., and his famous \"Letter from Birmingham City Jail\"; an interview with Rosa Parks; selections from \u003ci\u003eMalcolm X Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e; Black Panther Bobby Seale's \u003ci\u003eSeize the Time\u003c\/i\u003e; Ralph Abernathy's controversial \u003ci\u003eAnd the Walls Came Tumbling Down\u003c\/i\u003e; a piece by Herman Badillo on the infamous Attica prison uprising; addresses by Harold Washington, Jesse Jackson, Nelson Mandel, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An important volume for students and professionals who wish to grasp the basic nature of the civil rights movement and how it changed America in fundamental ways.\" --Aldon Morris, Northwestern University\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClayborne Carson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Stanford University historian. In 1985 Coretta Scott King entrusted him with editing and publishing the papers of her late husband. Carson is the founding director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid J. Garrow\u003c\/b\u003e is an American historian and professor. He was the senior adviser for the award-winning TV series \u003ci\u003eEyes on the Prize\u003c\/i\u003e. Gill is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLiberty and Sexuality, \u003c\/i\u003e a history of the legal struggles surrounding reproductive rights in the United States before the \u003ci\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/i\u003e decision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerald Gill \u003c\/b\u003ewas one of the most beloved and highly regarded professors in the history of Tufts University. In addition to his work as an educator and historian, he served as a consultant on the award-winning TV series \u003ci\u003eEyes on the Prize\u003c\/i\u003e. He was voted Professor of the Year for Massachusetts twice. Gill passed away in 2007. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent Harding\u003c\/b\u003e was a social activist and historian best known for his work with his personal friend Martin Luther King Jr. He was the co-chairperson of the social unity group Veterans of Hope Project. In the 1960s, he and his wife Rosemarie--both devout Mennonites themselves--cofounded Mennonite House, an interracial voluntary service center in Atlanta. He passed away in 2014. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarlene Clark Hine\u003c\/b\u003e is the John A. Hannah Professor of American History at Michigan State University and a leading expert on the intersection of race, class, and gender in American society. Co-editor of \u003ci\u003eBlack Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia, \u003c\/i\u003e she is the author of \u003ci\u003eHine Sight: Black Women and the Re-Construction of American History, \u003c\/i\u003e a book of essays. She lives in East Lansing, Michigan.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 784\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.41 x 8.36 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45251227091046,"sku":"9780140154030","price":34.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eFAyTXIyUWw4VHF0V2tpR242dmk4QT09.webp?v=1773571831","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-eyes-on-the-prize-civil-rights-reader-documents-speeches-and-firsthand-accounts-from-the-black-freedom-struggle-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}