Miles to Go for Freedom: Segregation & Civil Rights in the Jim Crow Years
Told through unforgettable first-person accounts, photographs, and other primary sources, and published in association with the Library of Congress, Miles to Go for Freedom is an overview of racial segregation and early civil rights efforts in the United States from the 1890s to 1954, a period known as the Jim Crow years.
The book looks at the impact of legal segregation and discrimination on the day-to-day life of black and white Americans across the country. Osborne expertly guides readers through this turbulent time and enables them to better understand the struggles, the triumphs, and the courage it took to set things right.
- About the author: Linda Barrett Osborne is an award-winning short story writer, an editor, and a book reviewer for both The Washington Post and the New York Times.
