Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-360) and index.
Contents
Washington D.C. -- A matter of law -- The pioneering Military -- Virginia -- Pocahontas -- The role of the media -- North Carolina -- Nonviolent? Not always -- The thirst for education -- South Carolina -- Jim Crow in a nutshell -- Terrorism - now and them -- About the Gullahs -- Georgia -- Black institutions led the way -- The women of the movement -- Florida -- Sports heroes and civil rights -- Alabama -- Freedom riders -- The right to vote -- Mississippi -- Ordinary icons -- The vote -- Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee -- The music of civil rights -- Other states, other sites -- Brown v. Board of Education.