Climbing Lincoln’s Steps: The African American Journey by Suzanne Slade

Thu, 04/14/2011 - 4:22pm by Tahira

From the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Lincoln, to the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the steps of the Lincoln Memorial have meant change; one step at a time. Climbing Lincoln’s Steps: the African American Journey, chronicles some of the significant events in the African American struggle for freedom and equality. Suzanne Slade brings past to present with a common symbol of America, the Lincoln Memorial. Short biographies of prominent African American’s are included at the end of the book.