"A powerful collection of personal journeys through words, images, music, and videos that shows how much progress still lies ahead in the quest for dignity and equality.” —Walter Isaacson, author of
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
and
Steve Jobs
From the creator of the bestselling Day in the Life series comes an extraordinary illustrated book showing how much progress has been made in America over the last 100 years against hatred, bigotry, racism, and injustice—and how much more work remains to be done.
The Good Fight
vividly depicts the human face of America's sporadically violent, often triumphant, always risky struggle to fulfill the promise of freedom and equality for all. Fought in the streets, the courthouse, and the corridors of Congress, it is a story that has become America's own morality play, illustrated here through more than 180 memorable photographs, nearly 60 embedded videos, over a dozen compelling essays plus examples of music and lyrics that rallied America's resistance to injustice. For those who wish to eradicate bigotry and intolerance in America,
is a call to action. It shows us how much we as a nation have accomplished; it also reminds us of the fragility of our success and how quickly this hard-fought progress can slip away if we do not remain vigilant.   In addition,
features a smartphone app (THE GOOD FIGHT VIEWER) that enables readers to point their smartphones or tablets at over 60 photos to immediately stream online video clips, including TED Talks, that vividly bring each story to life.   This timely book captures the struggles—and the successes—experienced by women, African Americans, Native Americans, Jews, Muslims, the LGBTQ community, Latinos, Asian Americans, and the disabled. Along with the eloquent images and graphics,
includes short guest essays from individuals representing each group. The writers include:
George Takei,
Star Trek
television and film star
Bret Stephens, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for
The New York Times
Todd Brewster, award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and historian
Bryan Stevenson, bestselling author and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative
Cleve Jones, best-selling author and creator of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
Jonathan Broder, award-winning journalist, formerly of the
Chicago Tribune
, NPR and
Newsweek
Ray Suarez, best-selling author and former correspondent for
PBS NewsHour
and NPR’s
Talk of the Nation
Charles Ramsey, former DC Police Chief and President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing
Aimee Mullins, actress and Paralympics world-record holder
Zak Ebrahim, bestselling author and speaker on nonviolence
Wajahat Ali,
New York Times
columnist and creative director of Affinis Labs
Tiffany Shlain, Emmy-nominated filmmaker and founder of The Webby Awards
Mat Johnson, bestselling author and recipient of the United States Artists James Baldwin Fellowship
Richard Bernstein, bestselling author, former
Time
Bureau Chief and
correspondent