We Shall Overcome: The History of the Civil Rights Movement as It Happened [With CD (Audio)]

by Herb Boyd, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee

In words, photos and on two audio CDs, witness the courageous and controversial stories that defined America's civil rights movement An entire generation of Americans faced the lynching of teenager Emmett Till, the murder of four girls at church, and the denial of basic liberties like voting rights, equal education and political representation. This is their story. We Shall Overcome is a gripping chronicle of the words and voices of the civil rights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140220213X
• ISBN13: 9781402202131
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Mediafusion
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.2" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

We Shall Overcome

I was given the privilege of see a copy of the above mentioned book by a friend and found it very interesting and very useful for Black History Month.

Excellent Book

I would like to say that this is a great book if you are interested in knowing what happen just 50 years ago.

Wonderfully Put Together

I bought this book for a political science class, sadly we never used it though, however, I think this is one of the best investments I could have made in a text book. It chronicles the civil rights movement and contains some pictures that are otherwise hard to find anywhere else. I attend Florida A & M and there is actually a piture of Stokley Carmichael standing in front of one of our buildings delivering one of his earth shaking speeches, I'm sure... Unfortunately, I was disheartened by the way the author skipped over Malcolm X's role in the civil rights era and how he inspired later organizations such as the Black panther Party. But that, a big issue for me, aside, this is a great textbook. When I start teaching, I will probably refer back to it for my history classes.

"Living the Movement"

As a child growing up through the movement, this text has allowed me to embrace the struggle as an adult. The actual audio accounts are at times distrubing, but the realization of what people of color went through during that era is something I must endure as an African American. I highly recommend this text.