This juvenile non-fiction title covers the "Greensboro Four" and the sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter in August 1961. The young men were tired of segregation which allowed only whites to eat at the lunch counter. So, following Dr. Martin Luther King's belief in change through non-violence,...
So sweet! I enjoyed seeing New York during the latter years of the Great Depression. Joe Louis and his role in the black community, and for America, during these years was captured with such innocence. It was such a moving experience seeing the events through these three kids. It reads fast, you'...
I really enjoyed getting to know Dawnie and her passion for playing baseball and bouncing on her pogo stick. It sends a great message to kids that although life can be tough -- it's possible to get through the rough parts with the love of family, friends and faith in yourself. I really liked how ...
1954 May 17 The Supreme Court rules against segregation in public schools in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. 1955 August 28 Emmett Louis Till, a fourteen-year-old boy from Mississippi, is lynched for supposedly whistling at a white woman. The crime draws widespread media ...