With informative, readable text and numerous archival photographs, Pulitzer Prize winner McWhorter presents a comprehensive introduction to the Civil Rights Movement. Beginning with the 1954 decision in Brown v. The Board of Education and continuing through 1968, McWhorter discusses the lynching of Emmett Till, various school integrations, sit-ins, Freedom Rides, the Birmingham Church bombing, Freedom Summer, and other pivotal events of the Movement. In addition, she introduces important organizations, including the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Black Panthers.