Walking Alone and Marching Together:
A History of the Organized Blind Movement in the United States, 1940-1990

By Floyd Matson

Copyright © 1990 by the National Federation of the Blind.

This book tells a story - as true as it is dramatic - that has never been told before. It is a story of the epoch struggle and ultimate triumph of a singular American social movement, that of the organized blind, which evolved over the space of half a century from a small vanguard of visionary men and women, no more than a handful in a scattering of states, into a nationwide community of fifty thousand members - the National Federation of the Blind - recognized throughout the world as a major force and revolutionary figure in the field of blindness.

It details how the blind have lived in the past, how and why the National Federation of the Blind was formed and what it has done over the years that has improved the lives of the blind in America. It also tells the story of the obstacles that were placed in the way of blind people and their organization, the agencies and individuals who fought against the advancement of blind people and how the blind and the National Federation of the Blind slowly but surely won the battles, battles which still go on today though in different forms and on different issues.

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Walking Alone and Marching Together: A History of the Organized Blind Movement in the United States, 1940-1990

By Floyd Matson

Copyright © 1990 by the National Federation of the Blind.

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Walking Alone and Marching Together:
A History of the Organized Blind Movement in the United States, 1940-1990