An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America

The highly regarded elder statesman of the civil rights movement writes his long-awaited memoir, employing rare insight, passion, and "I-was-there" immediacy to recount some of the most important events of this century. More than a mere history or biography, An Easy Burden includes a visionary Afterword that charts a course for America and its role in the world as a standard-bearer for freedom, peace, and prosperity. of photos.