This second volume in the "Epoch Biographies" series covers the civil rights struggle through biographies of Frederick Douglass, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. Essays providing an historical overview of the struggle and exploring what challenges lie ahead frame the biographies.
Traces the progression of the civil rights movement and its effect on history through biographical sketches of four prominent and influential African Americans: Frederick Douglass, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X.