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Meltzer offers a fresh overview of the American civil rights movement and its legislative and other triumphs. His authoritative prose is written with a flair unusual in the genre and culminates in a bittersweet look at the status of African Americans today. Historical black-and-white photos and testimony from scholars of and participants in the movement are featured. Bib., ind.