CIVIL RIGHTS TALES

Told by the people who lived them, the stories in The Civil Rights Movement and the Way We Lived It are “a moving, moving collection” from storytellers who are “eloquent” (Susan Stone, KPFA).

Stagebridge storytellers trace the struggle for justice from the pain of racism through the heady days of the Movement and its aftermath. They tell of Jim Crow laws, of pain and survival and triumph. Woven through the stories are songs that became anthems of the Movement. By exploring the legacy of the Civil Rights movement, these Bay Area storytellers open a dialogue on the road we’ve traveled and the road still ahead.