Documents the experiences of minorities and civil rights workers during the twentieth-century and their impact upon American history.

Introduction: The Soul of Change1 -- Section I Weight -- [1] I Am a Man / Jesse Epps 19 -- [2] A Dream Is a Good Place to Start / Endesha Holland 25 -- [3] King of the Blues / B. B. King 31 -- [4] Twisted Steel and Sex Appeal / Sputnik Monroe 37 -- [5] Gentleman of the Press / Vernon Jarrett 40 -- [6] Skin Dive / Dr. Sammy Lee 44 -- [7] American Gandhi / James Lawson 48 -- [8] Birth of Elvis / Jim Dickinson 55 -- [9] Jump-off Point / Jerome Smith 60 -- [10] "Like Little Tortures Each Day" / Carol Swann-Daniels 65 -- Section II We Shall Not Be Moved -- [11] A Blinding Flash Opened Our Eyes / Carolyn McKinstry 75 -- [12] Justice Never Sleeps / William Baxley 79 -- [13] Veil of Amnesia / Diane McWhorter 84 -- [14] Heaven Can Wait / Joseph Lowery 92 -- [15] Cracking the System / Raylawni Branch 98 -- [16] Louisiana Moon / Maurice Landrieu 104 -- [17] Wake Up, Washington! / Rachelle Horowitz 111 -- [18] Brutal Truth / Karl Fleming 118 -- [19] Mother Courage / Carolyn Goodman 125 -- [20] Hour of Power / Alvin Poussaint 129 -- [21] Love Story in Black and White / Constancia Romilly 134 -- [22] Hard-Wired for Freedom / Heather Booth 141 -- [23] Help from on High / Curtis Graves 148 -- [24] At History's Elbow / Samuel Kyles 153 -- Section III Wings of the Future -- [25] Founding Sisters / Susan Brownmiller 161 -- [26] Unprincipled Principal / Jose Angel Gutierrez 167 -- [27] Shooting for Big Fish / Diane Wilson 173 -- [28] Wheels of Progress / Michelle Steger 178 -- [29] Threads in the Civil Rights Quilt / Barney Frank 182 -- [30] Rewriting the Lies / Suzan Harjo 188 -- [31] Latino Underground Railroad / John Fife 192 -- [32] A More Perfect Union / Tawanda Murray 199 -- [33] A Living Hope / Eugene Rivers 203.