Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965

Juan Williams. Penguin Books, $20 (320pp) ISBN 978-0-14-009653-8

Assisted by the production team for the PBS-TV series on which this book is based, Washington Post national correspondent Williams recounts in detail the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement. PW noted that he ""singles out the stories of the little-known activists.'' (February)

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