The thunder of angels

Description:

The heroism of those involved in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott is presented here in poignant and thorough detail. The untold stories of those, both black and white, whose lives were forever changed by the boycott are shared, along with a chilling glimpse into the world of the white council members who tried to stop them. In the end, the boycott brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to prominence and improved the lives of all black Americans. Based on extensive interviews conducted over decades and culled from thousands of exclusive documents, this behind-the-scenes examination details the history of violence and abuse on the city buses. A look at Martin Luther King Jr.'s trial, an examination of how black and white lawyers worked together to overturn segregation in the courtroom, and even firsthand accounts from the segregationists who bombed the homes of some of Montgomery's most progressive ministers are included. This fast-moving story reads like a legal thriller but is based solely on documented facts and firsthand accounts, presenting the compelling and never-before-told stories of the beginning of the end of segregation.

subjects: African American civil rights workers,  Race relations,  Boycotts,  Multi-Cultural,  Civil rights,  Civil rights movements,  Nonfiction,  Segregation in transportation,  African Americans,  Biography,  History,  Human rights,  Political activism,  Social history,  Sociology,  Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General,  United States - 20th Century,  Alabama - Local History,  Blacks In The U.S.,  Social Science,  Discrimination & Racism,  United States - State & Local - General,  Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Lifest,  Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations,  Montgomery,  20th century,  Alabama,  African americans, civil rights,  Civil rights movements, united states,  Montgomery (ala.), race relations,  Alabama, biography

Places: Alabama,  Montgomery,  Montgomery (Ala.)

Times: 20th century