Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 Juan Williams
FIVE STARS
True American history stripped of editorialized spin doctoring, an eye opening look the civil rights years.
I found this excellently written and delivered worthy of the highest praise. Author Juan Williams was there and actively in the middle of it all. I loved the book and recommend it to all.
Excerpt:
Violent events of later years and the many new directions of the civil rights movement cannot obscure the remarkable accomplishments wrought by the men and women, black and white, who in ten short years rewove the fabric of American society. The decade spanning the Brown decision of 1954 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 saw more social change, more court decisions, and more legislation in the name of civil rights than any decade in our nation’s history. Those changes were forced by millions of Americans who, with a sense of service and justice, kept their eyes on the prize of freedom. I know one thing we did right was the day we started to fight. Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on, hold on.
FIVE STARS
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