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Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories Paperback - 2000

by Ellen S. Levine

Thirty African-Americans who were children during the 1950s and 1960s tell their true stories of what it was like for them to fight segregation in the South. A "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year.


Summary

In this inspiring collection of true stories, thirty African-Americans who were children or teenagers in the 1950s and 1960s talk about what it was like for them to fight segregation in the South-to sit in an all-white restaurant and demand to be served, to refuse to give up a seat at the front of the bus, to be among the first to integrate the public schools, and to face violence, arrest, and even death for the cause of freedom.

"Thrilling...Nothing short of wonderful."-The New York Times

Awards:

( A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
( A Booklist Editors' Choice

From the publisher

In this inspiring collection of true stories, thirty African-Americans who were children or teenagers in the 1950s and 1960s talk about what it was like for them to fight segregation in the South-to sit in an all-white restaurant and demand to be served, to refuse to give up a seat at the front of the bus, to be among the first to integrate the public schools, and to face violence, arrest, and even death for the cause of freedom. "Thrilling...Nothing short of wonderful."-The New York Times Awards: ( A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
( A Booklist Editors' Choice

First line

Segregation was not abstract to black people living in the South; it was about everyday life.

Details

  • Title Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories
  • Author Ellen S. Levine
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition ILL
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York
  • Date 2000-12-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780698118706 / 0698118707
  • Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 6.03 x 0.54 in (22.91 x 15.32 x 1.37 cm)
  • Ages 10 to UP years
  • Grade levels 5 - UP
  • Reading level 760
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1950's
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Library of Congress subjects Race relations, African Americans
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.049

About the author

Ellen S. Levine is a web producer, writer, editor, and consultant in marketing and publicity.
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