Freedom on the border

by Catherine Fosl, Tracy Elaine K'Meyer · 2009

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In this book, Fosl and K'Meyer "gather the voices of more than one hundred courageous crusaders for civil rights, many of whom have never before spoken publicly about their experiences. These activists hail from all over Kentucky, offering a wide representation of the state's geography and culture while explaining the civil rights movement in their respective communities and in their own words."—Book jacket.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thiscivil rightscivil rightsMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of thisKentuckyKentuckyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 344 pages

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