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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:
Scholastic Inc.
Copyright Date:
2008
Description:
127 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Subject:
Stokes, John A.,--1931-
Segregation in education--Southern States--History.
African American students--Southern States--History.
School environment--Southern States--History.
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:
0545174481
9780545174480
Locations:
RNPC397 -- Mary J. Barnett Memorial Library (Guthrie Center)
CGPC482 -- Marengo Public Library (Marengo)

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