Grade 7 Up—This title does an excellent job of chronicling the movement by using primary-source documents. Excerpts from speeches by government officials, such as Lyndon Baines Johnson, George Wallace, and John F. Kennedy, appear as well as speeches or statements from Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Stokely Carmichael. In addition, the book includes "voices from the front lines," essays by John F. Lewis, Diane Nash, and Daisy Bates. It is an interesting concept that works well for those who need less of an overview of the history and more on the views of those who actually lived the experience. A solid supplemental purchase to add depth to existing collections that explore African-American history for young adults.—Carol Jones Collins, Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
