Black in America: A fight for freedom,

by Jesse Jackson

A history of blacks in America from their arrival as slaves to their still troubled, but improving, position in society today.

112 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as "shadow senator" for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son.