A compact, remarkably successful narrative history of the civil rights movement, 1954-1968, chronicling the major events, describing the key players, and showing how the revolution transformed the American South. American Ways Series.
John A. Salmond, professor emeritus of history at La Trobe University, is the author of numerous books, including Gastonia 1929: The Story of the Loray Mill Strike, He is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.