Alabama's Civil Rights Trail: An Illustrated Guide to the Cradle of Freedom
- ISBN-10
- 0817355812
- ISBN-13
- 9780817355814
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 350
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-03-02
- Publisher
- University of Alabama Press
- Authors
- Frye Gaillard, Jennifer Lindsay, Jane DeNeefe
Description
Provides a time line of the civil rights history of Alabama and shares the stories of significant events in the movement that occurred in the cities, towns, and regions of the state.
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