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Author:

Stokes, John A., 1931-

Title:

Students on strike : Jim Crow, civil rights, Brown, and me : a memoir / by John A. Stokes with Lois Wolfe and Herman J. Viola.

Publisher:

National Geographic,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

127 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Stokes, John A.,--1931-
African American students--Southern States--History.
Segregation in education--Southern States--History.
School environment--Southern States--History.
Stokes, John A.,--1931-
African American students--Southern States--History.
Segregation in education--Southern States--History.
School environment--Southern States--History.
Schule.
Chancengleichheit.
USA.
Schwarze.

Other Authors:

Wolfe, Lois, 1952-
Viola, Herman J.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-127).

Contents:

Fear makes me hide -- Growing up rich in spirit -- School days -- Life in the Jim Crow South -- Beating the system -- Lessons from Ned -- The sky did not fall -- Separate but never equal -- Our Manhattan project -- There's a riot at the school -- Taking care of business -- Don't give up -- Uncharted waters -- A skittish night -- Cover me -- Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County -- Massive resistance -- Standing on shoulders.

Summary:

A look at growing up African American in the oppressive conditions of the South and attending segregated schools.

ISBN:

1426301545 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
9781426301544 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
1426301537 (trade : alk. paper)
9781426301537 (trade : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)169873143

LCCN:

2007034677

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

SEPC074 -- Hawkins Memorial Library (La Porte City)