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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
PBS did a series on the civil Rights movement that was good. But if you want a road trip, go to Memphis and see the Nat'l civil rights museum. Bonus you can see Graceland!
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Re books about the Civil Rights Movement, I believe it was Ironweed (sniff) who recommended the Taylor Branch books - "Parting the Waters" is the first of the three, and I think it won the Pulitzer for history when it came out. It's a good read.