Smith, Sherri L.,

What is the civil rights movement? / by Sherri L. Smith ; illustrated by Tim Foley. - 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm - What is? .

"An official WHO HQ book"--Cover. "16 pages of photos inside!"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 108).

What is the civil rights movement? -- A troubled past -- The long walk to school -- The Montgomery bus boycott -- The lunch counter sit-ins -- Freedom riders -- The children's crusade -- The march on Washington -- Freedom summer -- Selma to Montgomery -- Changing times -- Timelines.

"Even though slavery had ended in the 1860s, African Americans were still suffering under the weight of segregation a hundred years later. They couldn't go to the same schools, eat at the same restaurants, or even use the same bathrooms as white people. But by the 1950s, black people refused to remain second-class citizens and were willing to risk their lives to make a change"--

Ages: 8-12 Penguin Workshop.

ISBN: 9781524792312 1524792314 9781524792305 1524792306

LCCN: 2020033618

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Civil rights movements
African Americans
Civil rights demonstrations

Dewey Class. No.: 323.1196/073