Bibliograph

The civil rights movement, by Nancy Ohlin ; illustrated by Roger Simó

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Label

The civil rights movement, by Nancy Ohlin ; illustrated by Roger Simó

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 110)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 7-10

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The civil rights movement

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

972278323

Responsibility statement

by Nancy Ohlin ; illustrated by Roger Simó

Series statement

Blast back!

Summary

"When people think about the Civil Rights Movement, things like segregation and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech may come to mind. But what was the movement all about, and what social changes did it bring? This book covers everything from Jim Crow laws and protests to major milestones like Brown v. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act, and more. Find out interesting, little-known facts such as how Rosa Parks was not the first person of color to refuse to give up her seat on a bus and how most of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech was actually improvised"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A brief history of the civil rights movement -- Slavery in America -- Reconstruction -- The Ku Klux Klan -- Jim Crow segregation -- The beginnings of the civil rights movement -- Brown v. Board of Education -- Montgomery Bus Boycott -- Martin Luther King, Jr. -- The Birmingham demonstrations -- March on Washington -- New civil rights laws -- More rioting and violence -- The legacy of the civil rights movement -- Epilogue

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Blast back! The civil rights movement

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