In the second volume of the three-part trilogy of monumental history that began with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Parting the Waters, Taylor Branch recreates the dramas that affected every American as the civil rights movement grew in size, impact, and intensity. of photos. From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on the American Civil Rights Movement. In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters , winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, recounting the climactic struggles as they commanded the national stage.
The essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement are set in historical context by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the magisterial America in the King Years trilogy-- Parting the Waters ; Pillar of Fire ; and At Canaan's Edge . Taylor Branch, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning America in the