Title:
Sit-ins and nonviolent protest for racial equality / Kerry Hinton.
ISBN:
9781538380673
9781538380642
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Rosen YA, Rosen Publishing Group, [2018]
Physical Description:
48 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
What is nonviolent protest? -- The seeds of the civil rights movement -- Jim Crow : legal discrimination -- The philosophy of sitting in -- Sitting in before the civil rights movement -- Getting organized : 1940-1960 -- The first modern sit-ins -- The Greensboro sit-ins -- The Nashville sit-ins -- The Freedom Riders of 1961 -- A very violent reaction -- The movement grows -- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- Getting more results -- Sit-ins outside of the civil rights movement -- After the civil rights movement.
Summary:
In the early 1960s, the civil rights movement brought national attention to the need for equal treatment for African Americans. Activists demonstrated their opposition to unfair Jim Crow laws and racial separation by silently sitting in restaurants and other segregated places. Sit-ins proved that silence and nonviolent resistance can effectively combat injustice. Despite their peaceful intentions, protesters often found themselves targets of people opposed to racial integration. Readers will learn about the factors behind these groundbreaking protests as well as the key civil rights figures who rose to prominence during a turbulent era in U.S. history.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 7.2 1 194954.
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OCLC Number:
ocn984149270
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