{"product_id":"alabamas-civil-rights-trail-frye-gaillard-9780817355814","title":"Alabama's Civil Rights Trail: An Illustrated Guide to the Cradle of Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlabama's great civil rights events in a compact and accessible narrative, paired with a practical guide to Alabama's preserved civil rights sites and monuments\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No other state has embraced and preserved its civil rights history more thoroughly than Alabama. Nor is there a place where that history is richer. \u003ci\u003eAlabama's Civil Rights Trail\u003c\/i\u003e tells of Alabama's great civil rights events, as well as its lesser-known moments, in a compact and accessible narrative, paired with a practical guide to Alabama's preserved civil rights sites and monuments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this history of Alabama's civil rights movement\u003ci\u003e, Cradle of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Alabama Press, 2004), Frye Gaillard contends that Alabama played the lead role in a historic movement that made all citizens of the nation, black and white, more free. This book, geared toward the casual traveler and the serious student alike, showcases in a vividly illustrated and compelling manner, valuable and rich details. It provides a user-friendly, graphic tool for the growing number of travelers, students, and civil rights pilgrims who visit the state annually. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The story of the civil rights movement in Alabama is told city by city, region by region, and town by town, with entries on Montgomery, Birmingham, Selma, Tuscaloosa, Tuskegee, and Mobile, as well as chapters on the Black Belt and the Alabama hill country. Smaller but important locales such as Greensboro, Monroeville, and Scottsboro are included, as are more obscure sites like Hale County's Safe House Black History Museum and the birthplace of the Black Panther Party in Lowndes County\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frye Gaillard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817355812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817355814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 95","brand":"Frye Gaillard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996152627455,"sku":"9780817355814","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ddb209c-578a-4425-8ee4-3c0235b8b4ec.jpg?v=1683340027","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alabamas-civil-rights-trail-frye-gaillard-9780817355814","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}