Freedom on the Border: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky

by Tracy E. K'Meyer and Catherine Fosl

Book Overview

Memories fade, witnesses pass away, and the stories of how social change took place are often lost. Many of those stories, however, have been preserved thanks to the dozens of civil rights activists across Kentucky who shared their memories in the wide-ranging oral history project from which this volume arose. Through their collective memories and the efforts of a new generation of historians, the stories behind the marches, vigils, court cases, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813126061
• ISBN13: 9780813126067
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher