Fighting for equal rights -- A history of slavery -- Slave revolts -- The abolitionist movement -- A war breaks out -- The NAACP movement -- Strong leadership -- The Montgomery Bus Boycott -- The Little Rock Nine -- I Have a Dream -- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- Affirmative action today -- Timeline -- Glossary.
Summary
Traces the history of the rights of African Americans from the origins of slavery through abolition and the civil rights movement to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the persistence of racism.
