| | Acknowledgments | |
| | Introduction | |
| | Author's Note | |
| | My Country 'Tis of Thee: Washington, D.C. | p. 1 |
| | Up South: Annapolis, Cambridge, and Baltimore, Maryland | p. 33 |
| | Don't Carry Me Back: Arlington and Alexandria, Richmond, Hampton, Farmville, and Danville, Virginia | p. 59 |
| | More Than a Hamburger: Greensboro, Raleigh, and Durham, North Carolina | p. 89 |
| | I'll Overcome: Charleston, Columbia, Rock Hill, Orangeburg, and Clarendon County, South Carolina | p. 115 |
| | ... On My Mind: Atlanta, Albany, and Savannah, Georgia | p. 153 |
| | Look Backward, Move Forward: Montgomery, Selma, Lowndes County, Perry County, and Birmingham, Alabama | p. 201 |
| | Don't Know How We Were So Brave: Jackson, Philadelphia, McComb, Greenwood, and Ruleville, Mississippi | p. 259 |
| | Full Circle: Nashville, Knoxville, and Memphis, Tennessee | p. 311 |
| | Epilogue | p. 343 |
| | Notes | p. 359 |
| | Permissions and Credits | p. 373 |
| | Index | p. 377 |