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Author:

Chambers, Veronica, author.

Title:

Call and response : the story of Black Lives Matter / by Veronica Chambers with Jennifer Harlan.

Publisher:

Versify ;

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

152 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm

Subject:

Garza, Alicia,--1981-
Khan-Cullors, Patrisse,--1984-
Tometi, Opal,--1984-
Black lives matter movement.
Civil rights--United States.
United States--Protest movements.--Protest movements.
Racism--United States.

Other Authors:

Harlan, Jennifer, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references (pages 148-150) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: A transformative summer -- In pictures: This is what protest looks like -- Three girls who wanted to make the world better -- It started with a love letter -- A moment becomes a movement -- So many ways to be an activist -- A change is gonna come -- What is systemic racism? -- How champions lead -- Lift every voice and sing -- Visual moment: Murals with a message -- The art of protest -- A closer look: Who's who at a protest -- What people power can do -- Never too young to lead -- In their own words: Conversations with Black Lives Matter leaders.

Summary:

During 2020, widespread protests rooted in the call-and-response tradition of the Black community gained worldwide attention in the wake of high-profile wrongful deaths of Black people. From the founders to watershed moments, follow the activists and organizers on their journeys and discover the ways that protest has been fundamental to American democracy, eventually making meaningful change.

ISBN:

0358573416
9780358573418

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1240162775

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