Bridging the GapBridging the Gap

Saunders, a key leader of Florida's key civil rights movement, offers an insider's account of the state's development in that arena. He provides personal and professional insights into the momentous struggles that took place such as the desegregation of Florida's public schools and universities, marches and sit-ins, the Tallahassee bus boycott and the St. Augustine demonstrations, the dismantling of Jim Crow attitudes, and intimidation by the Ku Klux Klan and White Citizens Councils. Illustrated with hundreds of b&w photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)