The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader: Documents, Speeches, and Firsthand Accounts from the Black Freedom Struggle - Eyes on the Prize - Clayborne Carson - Books - Pearson Education Limited - 9780140154030 - November 1, 1991
In case cover and title do not match, the title is correct

The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader: Documents, Speeches, and Firsthand Accounts from the Black Freedom Struggle - Eyes on the Prize Revised edition

Clayborne Carson

Price
$ 25.99

Ordered from remote warehouse

Expected delivery May 14 - 28
Add to your iMusic wish list

The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader: Documents, Speeches, and Firsthand Accounts from the Black Freedom Struggle - Eyes on the Prize Revised edition

A record of the American civil rights movement. Included are speeches by Martin Luther King Jr, an interview with Rosa Parks, selections from "Malcolm X Speaks"; Black Panther Bobby Seale's "Seize the Time" and a piece by Herman Badillo on the Attica prison uprising.


Marc Notes: Cover title: The Eyes on the prize civil rights reader.; Revision of and replaces: Eyes on the prize: America's civil rights years, a reader and guide. 1987.; A Penguin original--Label on cover.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 729-741) and index. Table of Contents: PrologueWe the People: The Long Journey Toward a More Perfect Union"by Vincent Harding" Chapter One: Awakenings (1954-1956)"Introduction by Vincent Harding" Articles on the Emmett Till Case "Coming of Age in Mississippi," by Anne Moody A Letter from the Women's Political Council to the Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama Interview with Rosa Parks "The Movement Gathers Momentum," by Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., at Holt Street Baptist Church "At Holt Street Baptist Church," by joe Azbell Resolution of the Citizens' Mass Meeting, December 5, 1955 "Desegregation at Last," by Martin Luther King, Jr. Chapter Two: Fighting Back (1957-1962)"Introduction by Darlene Clark Hine" Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al. "How Children Learn About Race," by Kenneth B. Clark "The Atlanta Decalration," by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People "Black Monday: Segregation or Amalgamation... America Has Its Choice," by Tom P. Brady Brown v. Board of Education-The Implementation Descision "The Long Shadow of Little Rock," by Daisy Bates A Roundtable Discussion Chapter Three: Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961)"Introduction by Clayborne Carson" "Is Violence Necessary in Combat Injustice? For the Positive: Williams Says 'We Must Fight Back, '" by Robert F. Williams "The Social Organization of Non Violence," by Martin Luther King, Jr. Interview with Franklin McCain "An Appeal for Human Rights" "Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Statement of Purpose" "Bigger than a Hamburger," by Ella J. Baker "A Conference on the Sit-Ins," by Ted Dienstfrey "In Pursuit of Freedom," by William Mahoney Interview with Robert Zellner "Eve of Nonviolent Revolution?," by James M. Lawson, Jr. Chapter Four: No Easy Walk (1961-1963)"Introduction by David J. Garrow" Organizing in Albany, Georgia, by Charles Sherrod Letter from the Albany Movement to the Albany City Commission, January 23, 1962 Interview with Bernice Reagon Letter from Albany Merchant Leonard Gilberg to Albany Police Chief Laurie Prichett, July 23, 1962 "Birmingham: People in Motion," by the Alambama Christian Movement for Human Rights Wiretap Transcript of Phone Connversation Between Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, April 15, 1963 "Letter from Birmingham City Jail," by Martin Luther King, Jr. The Birmingham Truce Agreement, May 10, 1963 President John F. Kennedy's Nationally Televised Speech, June 11, 1963 Original Text of Speech to Be Delivered at the Lincoln Memorial, by John Lewis Chapter Four: Mississippi: Is This America? (1962-1964)"Introduction by Clayborne Carson" "Mississippi: 1961-1962," by Robert Moses "To Praise our Bridges," by Fannie Lou Hamer "Interim Report of the United States Commision on Civil Rights, April 16, 1963" "Freedom Summer," by Sally Belfrage "Mississippi at Atlantic City," by Charles M. Sherrod Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Brief Report on Guinea, by James Forman "The Trip," by John Lewis and Donald Harris "To Mississippi Youth," by Malcolm X "From Protest to Politics: The Future of the Civil Rights Movement," by Bayard Rustin Chapter Six: Bridge to Freedom (1965)"Introduction by David J. Garrow" "Early Attempts at Betterment," by Amelia Platts Boynton "A Letter from a Selma, Alabama, Jail," by Martin Luther King, Jr. "A Midnight Plane to Alabama: Journey of Conscience," by George B. Leonard SNCC-SCLC Relations, by James Forman Personal Letter from Murial and Art Lewis to Her Mother, Selma, Alabama, March 19, 1965 "Our God is Marching On!," by Martin Luther King, Jr. Interlude: We The People: The Struggle Continues"by Vincent Harding" Chapter Eleven: The Time Has Come (1964-1966)"Introduction by Clayborne Carson" "Message to the Grass Roots," by Malcolm X "Malcolm," by Sonia Sanchez "Black Belt Election: New Day A'Coming," by Stokely Charmichael and Charles V. Hamilton Lowndes County Freedom Organization Pamphlet "How the Black Panther Party Was Organized," by John Hulett "From Black Consciousness to Black Power," by Cleveland Sellers and Robert Terrell "What We Want," by Stokely Charmichael "Black Power: A Voice Within," by Ruth Turner Perot Chapter Eight: Two Societies (1965-1968)"Introduction by Darlene Clark Hine" "A Proposal by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of the Development of a Nonviolent Action Movement for the Greater Chicago Area" Demands Placed on the Door of Chicago City Hall by Martin Luther King, Jr., July 10, 1966 "Agreement of the Subcommittee to the Conference on Fair Housing Convened by the Chicago Conference on Religion and Race" Interview with Kinda Bryant Hall "Profiles of Disorder... Detroit" "A Man's Life," by Roger Wilkins Chapter Nine: Power! (1966-1968)"Introduction by Gerald Gill" "Taking Over," by Carl B. Stokes Interview with Thompson J. "Mike" Gaines Interview with Geraldine Williams "The Founding of the Black Panther Party" and "Patrolling," by Huey P. Newton "Seize the Time," by Bobby Seale Interview with Delores Torres "A JHS 271 Teacher Tell It Like He Sees It," by Charles S. Isaacs Interview with Karriema Jordan "Anti-Semitism?-A Statement by the Teachers of Ocean Hill-Brownsville to the People of New York" Chapter Ten: The Promised Land (1967-1968)"Introduction by David J. Garrow" "A Time to Break Silence," by Martin Luther King, Jr. "Conversation with Martin Luther King" "I See the Promised Land," by Martin Luther King, Jr. "My Last Letter to Martin," by Ralph David Abernathy "On the Case in Resurrection City," by Charlayne A. Hunter Chapter Eleven: Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More (1964-1972)"Introduction by Gerald Gill" ..". I'm the Greatest, ' a poem by Cassius Clay" "The Greatest," by Muhammad Ali with Richard Durham "Muhammad Ali-The Measure of a Man," from "Freedomways" Interview with Paula Giddings An Open Letter Sent to Howard President James M. Nabrit Interview with Tony Gittens "The Nature and Needs of the Black University," by Gerald McWorter "It's Nation Time," by Amari Baraka "We Must Pave the Way: An Independent Black Political Thrust," by Richard Hatcher "National Black Political Agenda. The Gary Declaration: Black Politics at the Crossroads" Chapter Twelve: A Nation of Law?"Introduction by Gerald Gill" "Fred Speaks" Interview with Akua Njere (Deborah Johnson) "Search and Destroy: A Report by the Commission of Inquiry into the Black Panthers and the Police," Roy Wilkins and Ramsey Clark, Chairmen "The FBI's Efforts to Disrupt and Neutralize the Black Panther Party" "Angela Davis: An Autobiography" Letter From George Jackson Attica Prisoners' Demands "Negotiations and Failure," by Herman Badillo and Milton Haynes "The Brothers of Attica," by Richard X. Clark Chapter Thirteen: The Keys to the Kingdom (1974-1980)"Introduction by Gerald Gill" Statement to the Boston School Committee, June 11, 1963 "Death at an Early Age," by Jonathan Kozul"Tallulah Morgan" et al. v. "James W. Hennigan" et al. Commencement Address as Howard University by Lyndon B. Johnson Inaugural Address by Mayor Maynard Jackson "Can Atlanta Succeed Where America Has Failed? An Exclusive "Atlanta" Magazine Interview with Mayor Maynard Jackson as He Completes Hits First 500 Days in Office" Amicus Curiae Brief in "Regents of University of Californias v. Allan Bakke""Regents University of California v. Allan Bakke" (The Supreme Court Judgement), June 28, 1978"Regents University of California v. Allan Bakke" (Justice Marshall's Dissent), June 28, 1978 "Whites Say I Must Be on Easy Street," by Nell Irvin Painter Chapter Fourteen: Back to the Movement (1979-mid-1980s)"Introduction by Vincent Harding" "A Historic Look at Our Neighborhoods," by the Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida "Death Watch," by Marvin Dunn "Confronting racial Isolation in Miami," by the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights Interview with Edward Gardner Harold Washington's Announcement of Candidacy for the Democratic Nomination for Mayor of Chicago "Harold Washington: uniting Chicago for "All" People" Harold Washington's Inaugural Speech "Of Harold Washington," by Gwendolyn Brooks "Address by the Reverend Jesse Jackson," Democratic National Connvention, San Francisco, July 17, 1984 Interview with Unita Blackwell "Platform Presentation by Mayor Henry G. Cisneros," Democratic National Convention, San Francisco, July 17, 1984 Address to the National College and University Student Conference, Shen Tong Address by Nelson Mandela About the General Authors"The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader" Publishing Project Staff"Eyes on the Prize: " The Film and Publishing Project Notes on Sources Index Review Citations:

Library Journal 10/15/1991 (EAN 9780140154030, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/1993 pg. 148 (EAN 9780140154030, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/1998 pg. 142 (EAN 9780140154030, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2004 pg. 150 (EAN 9780140154030, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 196 (EAN 9780140154030, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2013 pg. 216 (EAN 9780140154030, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1992 pg. 80 (EAN 9780140154030, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1997 pg. 82 (EAN 9780140154030, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 78 (EAN 9780140154030, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 107 (EAN 9780140154030, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 125 (EAN 9780140154030, Paperback)

Black Issues Book Review 05/01/2004 pg. 25 (EAN 9780140154030, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  King, Martin Luther, Jr Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968) was a famous leader of the American civil rights movement, a political activist, and a Baptist minister. In 1964, King became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work as a peacemaker, promoting nonviolence and equal treatment for different races. On April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1977, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter. In 1986, Martin Luther King Day was established as a United States holiday. Dr. King often called for personal responsibility in fostering world peace. King's most influential and well-known public address is the "I Have A Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. Contributor Bio:  Garrow, David J David J. Garrow is Senior Research Fellow at Homerton College, University of Cambridge. He served as a senior advisor for Eyes on the Prize. the award-winning PBS television history of the American Black freedom struggle, and as editorial advisor for the Library of America's two-volume Reporting Civil Rights (2003). He is a university level professor and regularly contributes to distinguished popular and academic periodicals on such issues as politics, civil rights and history. Contributor Bio:  Hine, Darlene Clark Darlene Clark Hine is John A. Hannah Professor of American History at Michigan State University and editor of the award- winning "Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia". Contributor Bio:  Harding, Vincent Civil rights activist Vincent Harding was a friend and colleague of King and worked with Coretta Scott King to establish the King Center in Atlanta, serving as its first director. A distinguished theologian and historian, he is the award-winning author of several books and lives in Denver, Colorado. Contributor Bio:  Carson, Clayborne Clayborne Carson, Palo Alto, California, is professor of history and founding director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. He is also the author of "In Struggle: SNCC and the Black Awakening of the 1960s".

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 1, 1991
ISBN13 9780140154030
Publishers Pearson Education Limited
Genre Ethnic Orientation > African American
Pages 784
Dimensions 209 × 148 × 48 mm   ·   616 g
Language English  
Editor Carson, Clayborne
Editor Garrow, David J.
Editor Gill, Gerald
Editor Harding, Vincent
Editor Hine, Darlene Clark

Show all

More by Clayborne Carson