Bøker av Frye Gaillard

Cradle of Freedom puts a human face on the story of the black American struggle for equality in Alabama during the 1960s.

No state has embraced and preserved its civil rights history more than Alabama. This book, geared toward the casual traveler and the serious student alike, tells the story of the civil rights movement in Alabama city by city, region by region, and town by town, with entries on Montgomery, Birmingham, Selma, Tuscaloosa, Tuskegee, and Mobile.

Covers Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jimmy Carter's achievements and setbacks in light of what has been at once his greatest asset and flaw: his stubborn, faith-driven integrity. This book includes the energy crisis, the Iran hostage situation, the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal and other treaties, and the diplomatic emphasis on human rights.