A Traveler's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement
- ISBN-10
- 015602697X
- ISBN-13
- 9780156026970
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Author
- Jim Carrier
Description
This travel guide celebrates the national monuments of America's civil rights movement, from 1954 to 1965, looking at famous and little-known landmarks, providing commentary on the significance of each, and offering suggested state and city tours of histo
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