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Author:

Mayer, Robert H., 1950-

Title:

When the children marched : the Birmingham civil rights movement / Robert H. Mayer.

Publisher:

Enslow Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

176 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--History--Birmingham--Birmingham--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African American children--Birmingham--Birmingham--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers--Birmingham--Birmingham--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements--Birmingham--Birmingham--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Birmingham (Ala.)--History--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (159-171) and index.

Contents:

"Blown into history" : the story of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth -- The hardest head in town : Reverend Shuttlesworth fights on -- "It's so nice to have you in Birmingham" : the movement begins -- An "untimely" protest : the arrest of Dr. King -- "Sing, children, sing" : the children march -- "Fire hoses on those Black girls" : the mood turns -- "Making history" : the children march on and into a settlement -- "An accord with its conscience" : a settlement is reached -- "Violence" and "more violence" : the aftermath of the settlement -- "Don't try to stop us" : the Birmingham legacy -- Timeline -- Glossary.

Summary:

"Discusses the Birmingham civil rights movement, the great leaders of the movement, and the role of the children who helped fight for equal rights and to end segregation in Birmingham"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0766029301
9780766029309

LCCN:

2007025590

Locations:

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

0YSX353 -- Hampton-Dumont High School (Hampton)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

GKPC851 -- Huxley Public Library (Huxley)