Voices of Freedom: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s through the 1980s

Hampton, Henry and Steve Fayer

ISBN 10: 0553057340 / ISBN 13: 9780553057348

Published by Bantam Books, New York, 1990

About this Item

First Edition/First Printing, February 1990. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 692 pages with photographs and index. Companion to the acclaimed television series Eyes on The Prize, the pages of this remarkable book resonate with the voices of men, women, and children - black and white - who have participated in this country's great civil rights movement. Other than a 1/2" tear to the bottom of the back dustjacket, this is a near fine dj over a fine book. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Voices of Freedom: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s through the 1980s
• Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553057340
• ISBN 13: 9780553057348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

In 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.

Join 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.

This 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.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

About the Author

Henry Hampton, who died in 1998, was the creator and executive producer of Eyes on the Prize, 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.

Steve Fayer was the series writer for Eyes on the Prize.


From the Trade Paperback edition.