Before the Dream: Martin Luther King's 1963 Speech, and Civil Rights Struggles in Fort Wayne, Indiana

by Christopher Elliott

1963. It is a year stamped as one of the most turbulent during the Civil Rights movement. Centuries of racial oppression were confronted with peaceful protests challenging segregation laws. Responses to protests were often met with brutality. Four young girls were murdered in a church bombing. Police dogs and fire hoses were unleashed on adolescents in Birmingham, Alabama. Medgar Evers was assassinated by a member of the KKK. 1963 also included the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1634993403
• ISBN13: 9781634993401
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: America Through Time
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"