The Children

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Summary: The inner circle of the Civil Rights Movement
Review: The Civil Right Movement was the precursor for all the Social Upheaval of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Here, Halberstam documents some of the seminal characters that moved America to become aware of it's immorality. His description goes far beyond what they did, but toward how they came to the point in their lives where they faced down hate, prejudice and even death in the struggle for equality.

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Summary: The Children That Changed a Nation
Review: This book is an in depth look into the civil rights movement of the sixties. I really enjoyed the book because Halberstam went a long way in naming all of the players in the movement not just the famous ones such as Martin Luther King Jr. but figures such as Paul Lawson and Diane Nash. After reading the book you really get a feel of what all these leaders had to go through to earn themselves the rights that supposedly the constitution guaranteed them. He focuses on all aspects of the civil rights movement not just one aspects, so he really gives you a feel of how one event relates to another. This book is for anyone who is interested in history and the struggle that many endured in order to gain their place in it.