Sitting in, standing up : leaders of the Civil Rights era / Diane C. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Diane C., author.

Series:

Civil rights era (Nomad Press)

Civil rights era

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Civil rights workers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 pages).

Place of Publication:

White River Junction, VT : Nomad Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Sitting In, Standing Up: Leaders of the Civil Rights Era tells the story of one of the most tumultuous and important eras in American history through the lives of five major figures of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s: Thurgood Marshall, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ella Baker, and John Lewis. Hands-on activities, essential questions, text-to-world connections, and links to online resources encourage readers ages 12 to 15 to explore how the work of these people sparked the passion of a nation and helped change the tide of social injustice in a way that reverberates to this day."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. Who will lead us?

Thurgood Marshall: leader in the law

Fannie Lou Hamer: fight for the vote

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X: two sides of Black America

John Lewis: a lifetime of leadership

Ella Baker: power to the people.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61930-913-0