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Sit-in : how four friends stood up by sitting down
\"This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement.\"--Amazon.com.
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Voices of the civil rights movement : a primary source exploration of the struggle for racial equality
\"The Civil Rights Movement brought about major changes in the United States, including the legal end of segregation between African-Americans and white Americans. Explore the points of view of the activists who fought for change and the people who opposed them through ... primary sources and historical photos\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Twelve days in May : Freedom Ride, 1961
For twelve history-making days in May 1961, thirteen black and white civil rights activists, also known as the Freedom Riders, traveled by bus into the South to draw attention to the unconstitutional segregation still taking place. Despite their peaceful protests, the Freedom Riders were met with increasing violence the further south they traveled.
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To the mountaintop : my journey through the civil rights movement
Starting with the inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009 and working back to the early 1960s, Hunter-Gault covers many of the significant moments in the civil rights movement, including her own pivotal role in desegregating the University of Georgia. Includes many photographs.
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Someday is now
In picture-book format, tells the \"story of the ... civil rights leader Clara Luper, who led one of the first lunch-counter sit-ins in America\"--Publisher marketing.
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