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Alabama's Civil Rights Trail
Frye GaillardJennifer LindsayJane DeNeefe
其他書名
An Illustrated Guide to the Cradle of Freedom
出版University of Alabama Press, 2009
主題History / GeneralHistory / United States / State & Local / GeneralHistory / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)History / African American & BlackPolitical Science / Civil RightsSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black StudiesSocial Science / Race & Ethnic RelationsTravel / Canada / Western Provinces (AB, BC)Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of InterestTravel / United States / South / East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)Travel / Food, Lodging & Transportation / Road Travel
ISBN08173558129780817355814
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=gKeZBwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Alabama’s great civil rights events in a compact and accessible narrative, paired with a practical guide to Alabama’s preserved civil rights sites and monuments

No other state has embraced and preserved its civil rights history more thoroughly than Alabama. Nor is there a place where that history is richer. Alabama’s Civil Rights Trail tells of Alabama’s great civil rights events, as well as its lesser-known moments, in a compact and accessible narrative, paired with a practical guide to Alabama’s preserved civil rights sites and monuments.

In this history of Alabama’s civil rights movement, Cradle of Freedom (University of Alabama Press, 2004), Frye Gaillard contends that Alabama played the lead role in a historic movement that made all citizens of the nation, black and white, more free. This book, geared toward the casual traveler and the serious student alike, showcases in a vividly illustrated and compelling manner, valuable and rich details. It provides a user-friendly, graphic tool for the growing number of travelers, students, and civil rights pilgrims who visit the state annually.

The story of the civil rights movement in Alabama is told city by city, region by region, and town by town, with entries on Montgomery, Birmingham, Selma, Tuscaloosa, Tuskegee, and Mobile, as well as chapters on the Black Belt and the Alabama hill country. Smaller but important locales such as Greensboro, Monroeville, and Scottsboro are included, as are more obscure sites like Hale County’s Safe House Black History Museum and the birthplace of the Black Panther Party in Lowndes County