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From Publishers Weekly

As the authors graphically show, participating in civil rights marches, sit-ins and Freedom Rides took moral stamina and raw nerve. The heroines and heroes of the movement receive a stirring tribute in this oral history, a tie-in to the TV series Eyes on the Prize , which Hampton produced and Fayer wrote. The book is organized in 31 chapters around key events, with demonstrators offering complementary perspectives. We hear from ordinary people along with well-known activists Ralph Abernathy, Rosa Parks, Jesse Jackson and Stokely Carmichael; public officials John Conyers and Nicholas Katzenbach; Black Panthers Huey Newton and Bobby Seale; Alex Haley, Coretta Scott King, Ossie Davis, Tom Hayden, Michael Harrington, Harry Belafonte. Collectively the testimonies reveal how far America has progressed in the drive for equality and how far it still has to go. History Book Club and QPB selections; author tour.

Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

YA-- This collection of remembrances and personal anecdotes is based on 1000 interviews and records 30 years of the struggle to achieve equality and gain civil rights for black people. Ordinary people who fought to attain their civil rights are recorded here, as well as the more well-known leaders on the civil rights front. From Selma, Little Rock, King's crusades, and the Boston school busing, to Miami, Atlanta, Cassius Clay, and Affirmative Action, both blacks and whites tell how they felt during these significant moments in history. This book, a companion to the PBS series Eyes on the Prize, is a "must purchase" for black history collections. --Gwen Salama, Hastings High School, Alief, I.S.D., TX

Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
 
Product Details


Paperback: 720 pages

Publisher: Bantam (February 1, 1991)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0553352326

ISBN-13: 978-0553352320

Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.7 x 1.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #288,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

If You Love a Book Author and Want to Help Them ...18 Ways to Help a Book Author You Love

From John Kremer, Author
1001 Ways to Market Your Book


(I am republishing John Kremer's list here because civil rights books can be harder to market than some others. If you have a friend who has written a civil rights book, they will especially appreciate this advice and your help. Susan Klopfer, editor and publisher)

Eileen Flanagan, author of The Wisdom to Know the Difference, wrote a blog post about a year ago telling friends of book authors how they could help the author sell more books. You can read her blog post here: http://bit.ly/9v5TgA.

I thought I'd include some of the highlights of her help list, add my own comments, and provide a few more ways that friends can help book authors to sell more books.

If you have a friend who is a book author, please use these suggestions to help them out. If you are a book author, please share this page with your friends (so they can help you out).

1. Buy your friend's book. Encourage other friends to buy the book. Go to your local library or bookstore and encourage them to buy the book. Buy books as gifts.

2. Don't put off buying the book. Don't wait for the holidays to buy the book as a gift. First, the sooner you buy, the more confidence you'll inspire in your friend. Second, media and other decision makers pick up on a book based on the momentum the book inspires. The more sales at the beginning of the book's life, the more attention it will get from key decision makers, the media, and consumers.

3. Where should you buy the book? First choice: the indie bookstore nearest you (that will help your friend get her book into that store on a regular basis). Second choice: a chain bookstore like Borders or Barnes & Noble (if they start selling the book locally, they might buy books for more stores in the chain). Third choice: the author's website (the author makes the most money when selling direct). Fourth choice: buy direct from the author. Fifth choice: Buy from Amazon.com (preferably from the link on the author's website).

4. Recommend your friend's book. If you like the book, recommend it to friends. Blog about it. Tweet a review or mention. Share a note on Facebook. Recommend the book to your book group. Review her book on Amazon.com, BN.com, GoodReads, Library Thing, and other reader social networks.

5. Tell your friend what you like about the book. Provide your friend with support by telling him something you like about his book. Was it a good read? Did it move you to tears or laughter? Did you learn something new?

6. Help your friend get speaking engagements. If your friend is comfortable speaking, recommend your friend to your Rotary Club, Jaycees, church, Friends of the Library, bookseller, garden club, school, etc.

7. Recommend your friend's website. Link to it from your website, blog, Facebook page, etc. Tweet about it. When your friend writes a blog post, link to it. If your friend tweets something great, retweet it. Feature a quote from your friend's book on your website. Or tweet the quote.

8. Create a Wikipedia page for your friend. While authors can't create their own Wikipedia page, other people can. Every book author deserves a Wikipedia page, since a published book grants the author at least a modicum of fame. On the Wikipedia page, feature a short bio, a bibliography, a link to the author's website.

9. Help your friend with the media. If you know of any newspaper editors or reporters, magazine editors, radio producers or hosts, TV show hosts or producers, columnists, bloggers, etc., send them a copy of the book or a note about the author. Or tell your friend about your connection, and introduce her to your contact.

10. Pray. Prayer always helps. Pray for your friend and his book. If you're not into prayer, ask your favorite tree to help.

11. Ask. Ask your friend how you can help her. You may have some talent, connection, specialized knowledge, etc. that might be just the thing she needs. Or they might just need some of your time to help pack and ship some books or make a few phone calls.

12. Do a video review of the book and post it on YouTube and other video sharing websites.

13. Help your friend make some videos for the book. Every author needs a cameraperson, a scriptwriter, a producer. Again, share on YouTube and other video sharing websites.

14. Look for specialty retailers. As you drive around your own hometown or a nearby larger city, keep on the lookout for specialty retailers that might be interested in selling your friend's books. Cookbooks in gourmet shows, do-it-yourself books in hardware stores, children's books in toy stores, art or history books at museum shops. Make the contacts yourself or pass them on to your friend to follow up.

15. Look for other sales venues. If your friend's book is about retirement, check out accountants, tax lawyers, etc. who might be interested in buying copies to give to their clients. Health books, children's books, and cookbooks might interest doctor and dentist offices. Health clubs might be interested in exercise or diet books. Again, make the contacts yourself or pass them on to your friend to follow up.

16. Suggest catalogs, associations, and other special sales opportunities. If you receive mail order catalogs that feature books like your friend's book, tell her abour the catalog. The same with associations, groups, corporations, etc. that might be interested in buying bulk copies of your friend's book.

17. Help them sell rights. If your friend's novel would make a great movie and you have a connection to an A-list actor or producer who might be interested in making the movie, introduce your friend to your connection. The same with TV producers, audio publishers, agents, etc.

18. Buy your friend a copy of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books. Okay, this is a little selfish on my part, but your friend will love the gift and gain incredible value from reading the book and acting on all the ideas in the book.


John Kremer's Book Marketing Tip of the Week: 24 August 2010

Freedom Music Inspired People of the Modern Civil Rights Movement

A friend of mine, Margaret Block, has told me many fascinating stories about music that was sung during some of the most trying times in the modern civil rights movement. I enjoyed learning more from this book and I think you will, too. The rhythms are often slow and steady, and Margaret tells me this was done for an important reason, to help people relax and overcome their fears. Margaret who is from the Mississippi Delta knew the late Fannie Lou Hamer who was well known for her courage and music.
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Susan Klopfer, MBA, helps organizations discover and implement diversity plans. Visit Susan's website to learn about her free online workshop, Five Costly Diversity Mistakes Companies Make and How To Avoid Them. http://susanklopfer.com/

Civil Rights e-Book: Hate and Discrimination in America

Hate and Discrimination in America

Ebook By Lawrence J. King
Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: Apr. 17, 2010
Category: Non-Fiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Civil and human rights
Words: 15577 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook Description
Lawrence J. King utilizes the freedom of speech to express his concerns by way of words in a book called Hate and Discrimination in America. His message is about tolerance, coexistance, and compassion towards others for the sake of a better world.

Go to Smashwords for details. Click HERE.
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Susan Klopfer, MBA, helps organizations discover and implement diversity plans. Visit Susan's website to learn about her free online workshop, Five Costly Diversity Mistakes Companies Make and How To Avoid Them. http://susanklopfer.com/

Diversity in the Workplace; Free Online Workshop Announced

I'm presenting a free 30-minute online workshop on Five Costly Diversity Mistakes Companies Make -- And How to Avoid Them set for Tuesday, July 27 at 2 p.m. Bloggers are invited.

All participants will receive a special bonus offer for attending, valued at $500. To register, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/265131664. Hope to "see" you there. -- Susan

New E-Book: Black Power: Strategies for Achieving and Utilizing Power in America

What is power, and why don’t Blacks in America have it? African Americans asked for it in the 50’s. They demanded it in the 60’s. It’s now the 21 century and it still hasn’t been achieved. Yes a few Blacks are on TV, and many have good paying jobs; yet the vast majority of Blacks are as bad off now as they’ve ever been.

Ebook By Michael Townsend
Published By Mikaeel Abdul-Malik
Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: Apr. 25, 2010
Category: Non-Fiction » Psychology » History
Category: Non-Fiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Civil and human rights
Words: 28101 (approximate)
Language: English

Link to Publisher

Life Under Slavery: Autobiographies of Three American Slaves

Life Under Slavery: Autobiographies of Three American Slaves

Ebook Price: $9.99 USD. 153390 words. Non-Fiction by Lenny Flank on November 10, 2009

Autoibiographies of three pre-Civil War African-American slaves."Northerners know nothing at all about Slavery. They think it is perpetual bondage only. They have no conception of the depth of degradation involved in that word, slavery; if they had, they would never cease their efforts until so horrible a system was overthrown."

Link for more information and/or to order

Alabama's Civil Rights Trail; Released by University of Alabama

The University of Alabama Press has released "Alabama's Civil Rights Trail: An Illustrated Guide to the Cradle of Freedom" by Frye Gaillard, a companion book to Gaillard's award-winning tome that won the Lillian Smith award for best Southern nonfiction. This new release acts as a guide to the state's numerous Civil Rights sites and monuments, from the slave auctions to George Wallace's stand against segregation on the steps of the University of Alabama.

"Our biggest story in Alabama is the Civil Right movement," explained Dan Waterman, University of Alabama Press editor-in-chief. "We noticed that people come to Alabama from all over the world because it's the story of freedom and how to achieve it. If there is one place in the world that demonstrates that (the fight for democracy), it's Alabama."

Continued -- http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100228/LIFESTYLE/2260336
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Civil Rights Book: W.E.B. DuBois

Writings From WEB DuBois: Selected Writings from one of America's Most Famous African-American Fighters for Civil Rights and Black Equality
Ebook By Lenny Flank
Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: Nov. 21, 2009
Category: Non-Fiction » History » American
Words: 130122 (approximate)
Author lets you download a free sample.

More Information:
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Free Book: U.S. Civil Rights Movement

A protest of 15,000 people gather in Harlem, March 1965 (Library of Congress)

I ran across a free book on the U.S. Civil Rights Movement put out by the government:

Free At Last, The U.S. Civil Rights Movement.

It's actually quite good. Take a look for yourself: Click Here

From the Table of Contents:

— 1 —
Slavery Spreads to America 3
A Global Phenomenon Transplanted to America
Slavery Takes Hold
Slave Life and Institutions
Family Bonds
Spotlight: The Genius of the Black Church

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“Three-Fifths of Other Persons:” A Promise Deferred 8
A Land of Liberty?
The Pen of Frederick Douglass
The Underground Railroad
By the Sword
The Rebellious John Brown
The American Civil War
Spotlight: Black Soldiers in the Civil War

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“Separate but Equal:” African Americans Respond
to the Failure of Reconstruction 18
Congressional Reconstruction
Temporary Gains … and Reverses
The Advent of “Jim Crow”
Booker T. Washington: The Quest for Economic Independence
W.E.B. Du Bois: The Push for Political Agitation
Spotlight: Marcus Garvey: Another Path

— 4 —
Charles Hamilton Houston and Thurgood Marshall
Launch the Legal Challenge to Segregation 26
Charles Hamilton Houston: The Man Who Killed Jim Crow
Thurgood Marshall: Mr. Civil Rights
The Brown Decision
Spotlight: Ralph Johnson Bunche: Scholar and Statesman
Spotlight: Jackie Robinson: Breaking the Color Barrier
C O N T E N T S

— 5 —
“We Have a Movement” 35
“Tired of Giving In:” The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sit-Ins
Freedom Rides
The Albany Movement
Arrest in Birmingham
Letter From Birmingham Jail
“We Have a Movement”
The March on Washington
SPOTLIGHT : Rosa Parks: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
Spotlight: Civil Rights Workers: Death in Mississippi
Spotlight: Medgar Evers: Martyr of the Mississippi Movement

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“It Cannot Continue:” Establishing Legal Equality 52
Changing Politics
Lyndon Baines Johnson
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Act’s Powers
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: The Background
Bloody Sunday in Selma
The Selma-to-Montgomery March
The Voting Rights Act Enacted
What the Act Does
SPOTLIGHT : White Southerners’ Reactions to the Civil Rights Movement

Epilogue 65
The Triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement
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Four Friend Stood Up by Sitting Down: The Story of the Sit-Ins of the Civil Rights Movement

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down - The most popular videos are here

True story of four African American college students who went into a Woolworth's store and sat down at the lunch counter. They were practicing Dr. Martin Luther King's concept of nonviolence. Authors interviewed people who marched, participated in sit-ins and learn more about their experiences.

It was February 1, 1960. They didn't need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side.

Courageously defying the WHITES ONLY edict of the era, four young black men took a stand against the injustice of segregation in America by sitting down at the lunch counter of a Woolworth's department store. Countless others of all races soon joined the cause following Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful words of peaceful protest. By sitting down together, they stood up for civil rights and created the perfect recipe for integration not only at the Woolworth's counter, but on buses and and in communities throughout the South.

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Simeon Wrights Tells His Story: What Happened to Emmett Till: New Civil Rights Book

Saturday, August 20, 1955, Emmett and his cousin, Wheeler Parker, boarded the Illinois Central train to visit Emmett's great-uncle, Mose Wright, his second cousin, Simeon Wright, his cousins Maurice and Robert Wright, and friends, all of whom he had visited before in the Mississippi Delta, near Money, Mississippi.

They arrived in Mississippi on Sunday, August 21st. With their stories of life in Chicago, the two cousins were the center of attention. Monday morning, Emmett and his cousins began picking cotton for his great-uncle, Mose Wright, a sharecropper whose farm was near Money, Mississippi.

On Wednesday, August 24th, Emmett (14), along with Simeon (12), Maurice (16) Wright, Wheeler Parker (16), Roosevelt Crawford (15) and Ruthie Mae Crawford (18), went into town, Money, Mississippi, after a day of picking cotton.

Each had a few pennies for candy, bubble gum, and soft drinks. Downtown Money, Mississippi. consisted of four buildings, one of which was Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market, owned and operated by Roy Bryant. The Bryant's store catered to African-American field hands, so African Americans often hung around the store playing checkers and otherwise having fun after a day in the fields picking cotton. Carolyn Bryant, wife of Roy Bryant, and Juanita Milam, wife of J.W. Milam, ran the store that afternoon. Roy Bryant was away.

What happened next, made civil rights history...

With his new book, Simeon’s Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till, written with the journalist Herb Boyd and published in January by Lawrence Hill Books, Simeon Wright exposes the errors of past renderings of the story and, in the process, gains some measure of justice.



“I’m excited in a way that I get a chance to tell what actually happened,” says Wright, 67, a retired pipe fitter who lives in west suburban Summit Argo.

What happened in 1955 not only became a cautionary tale for a generation of young African Americans learning about race relations but also lit a spark for the modern mass civil rights movement. The essentials of the story are familiar: The Chicagoan Emmett Till and his cousin Wheeler Parker Jr. were visiting the Wright family in August 1955. The boys, along with a group of friends and cousins, were in Bryant’s Grocery and Meat Market in Money when Emmett whistled at Carolyn Bryant, who was white and who owned the store with her husband, Roy Bryant.

“I think [Emmett] wanted to get a laugh out of us or something,” Wright told Chicago Magazine. “He was always joking around, and it was hard to tell when he was serious.”

See the interview here.