Sarah's Long Walk

After reading a book on MLK and how he affected the 1960 election, I checked out an earlier book by the father/son team about Sarah's Long Walk.

It hovers around an important 1850s Massachussetts court case that actually upheld segregated education though the state soon after changed the policy. The book uses the case as one of many stories the occur in the battle for racial equality there, including efforts against racial discrimination in public accomodations and a fight for marriage equality. It focuses on leading black activists of the day. Some very interesting material.