Companion Volume to the PBS Television Series Arguably the most tumultuous time in recent American history, the Civil Rights years inspired the most rational & irrational of human behaviors & set the stage for sweeping reform in the nation's race relations. Juan Williams's moving chronicle of the movement stands as the definitive history of the era. Preface Acknowledgments Introduction God bless the child: the story of school desegregation Standing for justice: Mississippi & the Till case We're not moving to the back, Mr Blake: the Montgomery bus boycott Hall monitors from the 101st: the Little Rock story Down freedom's main line: the movement's next generation Freedom in the air: the lessons of Albany Birmingham The March on Washington Mississippi: freedom has never been free Selma: the bridge to freedom Epilogue Notes Bibliography Credits Staff Index