Chronicling the injustices of legal segregation and widespread discrimination from the late nineteenth century through the mid-1950s, Miles to Go for Freedom tells the story of African American young people and their families who lived through these "Jim Crow" years. The book spans the period beginning with legislation separating white and black people in the 1890s, through the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson condoning "separate but equal" public accommodations, and ending with the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education, when the Court ruled racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional.

Using photographs, interviews with African Americans who were children and teenagers during this time, and other primary sources, Linda Barrett Osborne conveys the day-to-day experiences of black Americans across the country. From separate drinking fountains in the South, to restrictive housing policies in the North, to segregation in the U.S. military and federal government, to racial violence throughout the nation, she paints a powerful portrait of the hardships and inequalities they endured. But Osborne also explores the family and community support that helped foster self-respect in generations of black youth, and the early and increasingly effective efforts of civil rights organizations like the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Congress of Racial Equality to fight for opportunity and justice.

Miles to Go for Freedom, a companion to Osborne's critically acclaimed Traveling the Freedom Road, unfolds a crucial period in American history, whose legacy still affects attitudes, policies, and politics today.

Author/Creator: Linda Barrett Osborne

Publisher: Harry N Abrams, Inc in association with the Library of Congress

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ISBN: 978-1-4197-0020-0,/p>

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