My Mind Set on Freedom: A History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968

by John A. Salmond

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566631416
• ISBN13: 9781566631419
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Reacquaint yourself with the Civil Rights Movement....

This is a well written book which is a great read for someone who already has knowledge about the Civil Rights Movement. I selected this book in search of a text, perhaps supplementary, for a class that I teach. I realized a few pages into it that it would not be appropriate for a class or person without prior knowledge of the Movement. I did find that it reminded me of topics that are important to cover with my class. John Salmond has done a great job of hitting the "high points". At 163 pages, it was the perfect refresher course for this teacher! I recommend this book to anyone who has thought about, or lived during the Movement, and wants to be reminded of its impact and relavance. My Mind Set on Freedom is a great addition to libraries that pertain to U.S. History. It is a moving account: a real page turner.