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Author:
Yomtov, Nelson, author.
Title:
The movement : 1955 / Nel Yomtov ; content consultants, Senator Nan Grogan Orrock, Crystal R. Sanders, PhD.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Franklin WattsScholastic ;
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
96 pages : illustrations (some color) : 23 cm.
Subject:
King, Martin Luther,--Jr.,--1929-1968--Juvenile literature.
Parks, Rosa,--1913-2005--Juvenile literature.
Till, Emmett,--1941-1955--Juvenile literature.
Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956--Juvenile literature.
Racism--United States--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History--History--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--United States--Juvenile literature.
Other Authors:
Orrock, Nan Grogan, consultant.
Sanders, Crystal, consultant.
Notes:
Includes bibliographic references (page 92) and index.
Summary:
The years from 1955 to 1965 are at the heart of the civil rights movement. In 1955, the movement was just taking off, gaining attention as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraged nonviolent resistance, Rosa Parks incited the Montgomery bus boycotts, and teenager Emmett Till was brutally murdered by white men.
Series:
Exploring civil rights
ISBN:
9781338769715
1338769715
9781338769722
1338769723
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1226565819
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

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