This is the Story of a People: A Pictorial of National Civil Rights Museum

by Faith Morris (editor), Connie Dyson (editor), Debbie Nutt (editor)

A pictorial that tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement through brilliant images of the museum's permanent exhibits. The exhibits tell the story of everyday people who did extraordinary things in the fight for freedom and equality and the U.S. The book reveals a sampling of the museum 30+ exhibits like the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Sit-Ins, March on Washington, the Black Power Movement, and Room 306 in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent his last hours. The poignant narrative that points to the power of this place and the strength of the people in the American Civil Rights Movement.

96 pages, Paperback

Reviews

[Carmine · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a nice picture book of what's in the museum.

[Tammy]

This book makes you feel as if you are walking through the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN. A powerful book that shows primary source documents on display at the museum. This text is a great springboard to launch research projects about the civil rights movements