{"product_id":"voices-of-freedom-an-oral-history-of-the-civil-rights-movement-from-the-1950s-through-the-1980s-paperback","title":"Voices of Freedom: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s Through the 1980s - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Hampton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteve Fayer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A vast choral pageant that recounts the momentous work of the civil rights struggle.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA monumental volume drawing upon nearly one thousand interviews with civil rights activists, politicians, reporters, Justice Department officials, and others, weaving a fascinating narrative of the civil rights movement told by the people who lived it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin brave and terrified youngsters walking through a jeering mob and up the steps of Central High School in Little Rock. Listen to the vivid voices of the ordinary people who manned the barricades, the laborers, the students, the housewives without whom there would have been no civil rights movements at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this remarkable oral history, Henry Hampton, creator and executive producer of the acclaimed PBS series \u003ci\u003eEyes on the Prize\u003c\/i\u003e, and Steve Fayer, series writer, bring to life the country's great struggle for civil rights as no conventional narrative can. You will hear the voices of those who defied the blackjacks, who went to jail, who witnessed and policed the movement; of those who stood for and against it--voices from the heart of America.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this monumental volume, Henry Hampton, creator and executive producer of the acclaimed PBS series \"Eyes on the Prize, and Steve Fayer, series writer, draw upon nearly one thousand interviews with civil rights activists, politicians, reporters, Justice Department officials, and hundreds of ordinary people who took part in the struggle, weaving a fascinating narrative of the civil rights movement told by the people who lived it. \u003cbr\u003eJoin brave and terrified youngsters walking through a jeering mob and up the steps of Central High School in Little Rock. \u003cbr\u003eShare in the pivotal confrontation between the Freedom Riders and Klansmen. \u003cbr\u003eSit in on the founding of the Black Panther party with Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. \u003cbr\u003eListen to the vivid voices of the ordinary people who manned the barricades, the laborers, the students, the housewives without whom there would have been no civil rights movements at all. \u003cbr\u003eRead the memorable words of Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Tom Hayden, Walter Mondale, Muhammad Ali, Angela Davis, Jessie Jackson, and many more. \u003cbr\u003eThis remarkable oral history brings to life country's great struggle for civil rights as no conventional narrative can. You will hear the voices of those who defied the blackjacks, who went to jail, who witnessed and policed the movement; of those who stood for and against it - voices from the heart of America. \u003cbr\u003eMarches and murders, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, JFK and LBJ--from the bus boycott in Montgomery to busing in Boston, from the marches on Selma to the riots in Miami, Voices of Freedom illuminates the long, impassioned, sometimes painful and sometimes joyful struggle for a truly democratic society thatcontinues today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Hampton, who died in 1998, was the creator and executive producer of \u003ci\u003eEyes on the Prize\u003c\/i\u003e, one of more than 40 film projects he developed with his company Blackside, Inc., the largest African-American-owned film production company of its time. Hampton became one of the world's most respected documentary filmmakers as he chronicled the 20th century's great political and social movements, focusing on the lives of the poor and disenfranchised. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteve Fayer was the series writer for \u003ci\u003eEyes on the Prize\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.22 x 9.04 x 5.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978511810861,"sku":"9780553352320","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/OW56YldwTkRUS0JjSkwvcDh5NWR0QT09.webp?v=1775805562","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/voices-of-freedom-an-oral-history-of-the-civil-rights-movement-from-the-1950s-through-the-1980s-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}