Voices of the civil rights movement

Mortensen, Lori, 1955-

Book 2015

"The Civil Rights Movement brought about major changes in the United States, including the legal end of segregation between African-Americans and white Americans. Explore the points of view of the activists who fought for change and the people who opposed them through powerful primary sources and historical photos"-- Provided by publisher.

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Civil rights movements Southern States History 20th century Juvenile literature

Southern States Race relations Juvenile literature

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Fact finders. We shall overcome

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ISBN:

9781491422199
9781491420447

Description:

32 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index

Contents:

Separate and not equal, Jim Crow laws
Documents of freedom, Thurgood Marshall
Tired of giving in, Rosa Parks
They can walk, police commissioner Clyde Sellers
Father of the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King, Jr
Not as long as I am governor, Orval Faubus
Hate can destroy you, Daisy Bates
If not us, then who, John Lewis and Jim Zwerg
Segregation forever, Governor George Wallace
By any means necessary, Malcolm X
We are the ones we have been waiting for, Barack Obama

LCCN:

2014019814

Control Number:

1211468

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