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David Halberstam's New York Times Notable Booka riveting account of the brave individuals at the core of the civil rights movement The young men and women at the heart of David Halberstam's brilliant and poignant The Children came together through Reverend James Lawson's workshops on nonviolence. Idealistic and determined, they showed unwavering bravery during the sit-ins at the Nashville lunch counters and on the Freedom Rides across the Southall chronicled here with Halberstam's characteristic clarity and insight. The Children exhibits the incredible strength of generations of black Americans, who sacrificed greatly to improve the world for their children. Following Diane Nash, John Lewis, Gloria Johnson, Bernard Lafayette, Marion Barry, Curtis Murphy, James Bevel, and Rodney Powell, among others, The Children is rooted in Halberstam's coverage of the civil rights movement for Nashville's Tennessean. This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam.
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"Unforgettable drama... In Mr. Halberstam's hands, the early days of the civil-rights movement come to life as never before in print.... The Children has a rare power."
The Wall Street Journal
"Stirring... Within this book live stories of timeless heroism.... Stories so fraught with hatred and hope, violence and suffering, fear and courage, that one reads the book gripping it with both hands, almost afraid to turn the page."
The Washington Post Book World