Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement

Jon Meachams's voices resonate like the music from a Bach chorale and transcend the whining cacophony of race baiters and hate mongers.

This book should be required reading in high schools and universities across the nation. Mr. Meacham has done a superb job of finding the best and most moving writings on the civil rights movement. This book is a collection of such exquisite writing - to have it all in one place is a treasure. Mr. Meacham's editing is beyond compare. I am familiar with his contributions to Newsweek and I am impressed with his work here. This book is a splendid look into our nation's history and it should not be missed.