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Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
©2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal event that launched the civil rights movement and helped transform American society. This epic tale of courage and peaceful resistance began with a simple "No" spoken by an African American seamstress. When Rosa Parks, exhausted after a long day at work, refused to give up her bus seat for a white man, she defied the strict segregation laws that made blacks second-class citizens. What followed was a test of...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In a landmark case known as Brown v. Board of Education, the US Supreme Court changed American society forever when it ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional. This exciting graphic novel intertwines two tales to illuminate events leading up to this dramatic episode in US history. One is the story of African Americans long struggle for equal rights following the Civil War. The other is the account of the personal struggles and triumphs...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In graphic novel format, describes Medgar Evers' efforts to gain equal rights for African Americans in Missisippi, his work with the NAACP, and his assassination in 1963, which gave the Civil Rights Movement new momentum.
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