Title:
Black lives matter / by Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris, JD, PHD ; foreword by Congressman Keith Ellison.
ISBN:
9781680771091
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, [2016]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color).
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Michael Brown and Ferguson -- Black lives in America -- Oscar Grant -- Unequal justice -- Trayvon Martin -- Police protection -- Renisha McBride -- Calling for change.
Summary:
Explores the history of the "black lives matter" movement, beginning with the Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Freddy Grey cases, the riots in Ferguson and Baltimore, and the activist messages passed around on Twitter. Explores the movement in the context of the history of the civil rights movement and the work of men like Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Electronic Access:
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Interest grade level:
7-12.
Audience:
1110 Lexile.
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