Along the Color Line is a diverse collection of essays by two of the most accomplished
historians of the modern African American experience, first published more than a quarter of a century ago.
This informed study addresses such topics as black nationalism, nonviolent action, the changing patterns
of interracial violence in the twentieth century, and the ways African American leaders have functioned
and coped with racism in their quest to ensure the rights of full citizenship for African Americans.
August Meier (April 30, 1923 – March 19, 2003) was a professor of history at
Kent State University and an author. He was a leading scholar on African American history.
Elliott M. Rudwick was a professor of Sociology and History as well as an author in the United States.
He wrote about African Americans and their history including W. E. B. Du Bois.
He corresponded with Du Bois. He also wrote about the East St. Louis riot of 1917