San Antonio College Library

"The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream of a Poor Peoples Campaign in Washington was still in the planning stages when he was assassinated on April 4, 1968. King had envisioned a mass rally of economically disadvantaged people which would shut down Washington, DC until legislators promised solutions to poverty and unemployment. He had all the poor in mind, not just black folks. He also spoke out about against the war in Vietnam. In May, the March...

A comprehensive visual history brings together images from museums and archives all over the country, complemented by journal entries, letters, and diaries that consider how children have impacted American history.

Collects black-and-white photographs taken between 1963 and 1999, touching on issues of poverty, discrimination, and life in America.

Presents 180 full-color photographs from the Library of Congress's Farm Security Administration collection, taken by FSA photographers from 1939 to 1943, creating a portrait of America as it began to emerge from the Great Depression and prepared to fightWorld War II.