There Comes a Time: The Struggle for Civil Rights (Landmark Books) - Softcover

Meltzer, Milton

  • 4.00 out of 5 stars
    48 ratings by Goodreads
 
9780375804144: There Comes a Time: The Struggle for Civil Rights (Landmark Books)

Synopsis

Historian, scholar, and award-winning author Milton Meltzer outlines the struggle of African Americans for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, "starting with the landing of the first slave ships on colonial shores. How did over 300 years of slavery, segregation, and Jim Crow laws come to an end in the civil rights movement of the 1960s? What was achieved, and what are the problems still facing us today?

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Milton Meltzer is a respected name in children's nonfiction. Among his many honors are five nominations for the National Book Award.

From the Inside Flap

cholar, and award-winning author Milton Meltzer outlines the struggle of African Americans for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, "starting with the landing of the first slave ships on colonial shores. How did over 300 years of slavery, segregation, and Jim Crow laws come to an end in the civil rights movement of the 1960s? What was achieved, and what are the problems still facing us today?

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title