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The girl from the tar paper school : Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement

The girl from the tar paper school : Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement

Kanefield, Teri, 1960-
Book 2014

Describes the peaceful protest organized by teenager Barbara Rose Johns in order to secure a permanent building for her segregated high school in Virginia in 1951, and explains how her actions helped fuel the civil rights movement.

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ISBN:
9781419707964
1419707965
Description:
56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Other Title:
Girl from the tarpaper school
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-51), filmgraphy (page 50), and index
Contents:
The tar paper shack problem
"A little child shall lead them"
The quiet embrace of the woods
The time has come
Stick with us
Reaching for the moon
Pupil lashes out at principal
A lawsuit is filed- and the troubles begin
The lost generation
"Nothing is as strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as strength."
The birth of the civil rights movement
LCCN:
2012040990
Control Number:
1048964
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