Title: Words of protest, words of freedom
Description: This work is an anthology of poems from the civil rights era, from 1955 until 1975. The poems featured are grouped chronologically around major events of the time, including the Emmett Till lynching, the integration of Little Rock High School, the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, and the rise of the Black Panthers.
Subjects: Civil rights movements, History, Poetry, American poetry, Poetry, collections
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century