Miles to Go for Freedom
Segregation and Civil Rights in the Jim Crow Years
 | Authors: By Linda Barrett Osborne, in association with the Library of Congress Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers ISBN: 1-4197-0020-0 EAN: 9781419700200 Availability: In Stock Publishing Date: 1/1/2012 Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 10 Page Count: 128 Cover: Hardcover with jacket Illustrations: 90 archival images | Price:
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About the book
Told through unforgettable first-person accounts, photographs, and other primary sources, this book is an overview of racial segregation and early civil rights efforts in the United States from the 1890s to 1954, a period known as the Jim Crow years. Multiple perspectives are examined as the book looks at the impact of legal segregation and discrimination on the day-to-day life of black and white Americans across the country. Complete with a bibliography and an index, this book is an important addition to black history books for young readers.
Praise for Miles to Go for Freedom
STARRED REVIEW
“A detailed and thought-provoking account of segregation. A valuable and comprehensive perspective on American race relations.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
STARRED REVIEW
“Readers will come away moved, saddened, troubled by this stain on their country’s past and filled with abiding respect for those who fought and overcame. Osborne expertly guides readers through this painful, turbulent time of segregation, enabling them to understand fully the victims’ struggles and triumphs as they worked courageously to set things right.”
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Kirkus Reviews, starred review
STARRED REVIEW “The text is elegant and understated. Drawing on personal interviews, the author provides incidents of everyday racism that young people will be able to grasp and relate to immediately.”
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School Library Journal, starred review
About the author
Linda Barrett Osborne is the author of several books for children and on African American history, including Abrams’
Traveling the Freedom Road. She is a senior writer and editor in the Library of Congress’s Publishing Office. She lives in Washington, DC.