Eastern National Publishes History of Civil Rights in America
Summary
The National Park Service strives to interpret history for visitors, and to provide an understanding of the places and people significant to American progress.This compelling publication details the contributions and sacrifices of key figures in American history such as Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Maggie L. Walker, Martin Luther King, Jr. and many others.Profiles of national park sites which tell the Civil Rights story encourage the reader to visit these sites and learn more about the road to equality in America.This 60-page National Park Service Handbook outlines the epic journey and quest for liberty, from the first colonies at Jamestown, established by those seeking religious freedom, to the plight of farm workers and the work of César Chávez in the 1980’s, and the election of an African American president, Barack Obama, in 2008.The National Park Service strives to interpret history for visitors, and to provide an understanding of the places and people significant to American progress.This compelling publication details the contributions and sacrifices of key figures in American history such as Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Maggie L. Walker, Martin Luther King, Jr. and many others.