Freedom walkers : the story of the Montgomery bus boycott /
by Freedman, Russell.
Material type:
BookPublisher: New York : Holiday House, c2006Edition: 1st ed.Description: xi, 114 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0823420310 :.Subject(s): Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956 -- Juvenile literature | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature | African Americans -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Segregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature | Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature | Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Civil rights movements -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature | Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956 | African Americans -- Civil rights | Civil rights workers | Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations | Civil rights movements
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A Junior Library Guild selection.Summary: Covers the events surrounding and including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the end of segregation on buses.
Map -- Montgomery, Alabama, 1955-1956 -- Introduction: Why they walked -- Jo Ann Robinson -- Claudette Colvin -- Rosa Parks -- Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Boycott heroes -- Proud to be arrested -- Walking to victory -- Children are coming on -- Chapter notes -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
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Ed & Hazel Richmond Pub Library | Juvenile Non Fiction | J323.1196 Fre (Browse shelf) | Available |
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-110) and index.
Map -- Montgomery, Alabama, 1955-1956 -- Introduction: Why they walked -- Jo Ann Robinson -- Claudette Colvin -- Rosa Parks -- Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Boycott heroes -- Proud to be arrested -- Walking to victory -- Children are coming on -- Chapter notes -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Covers the events surrounding and including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the end of segregation on buses.
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