Sit-Ins and Freedom Rides: The Power of Nonviolent Resistance
| AUTHOR | Miller, Jake |
| PUBLISHER | PowerKids Press (12/30/2003) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Library Binding) |
Description
This book documents the history of students who created real social change through peaceful sit-Ins and freedom rides during the early sixties to protest segregation. Students who created social change through nonviolent practices are exciting and interesting to young readers today! The Freedom Riders and the violence that they encountered illustrate the important roles that determined students played during this great time of change in American history.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780823962532
ISBN-10:
0823962539
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
24
Carton Quantity:
0
Product Dimensions:
10.10 x 0.30 x 8.10 inches
Weight:
0.55 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
History | United States - General
Grade Level:
Kindergarten
- 5th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
5.8
Point Value:
0.5
Interest Level:
Middle Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Grade 2
Dewey Decimal:
973.049
Library of Congress Control Number:
2001007243
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This book documents the history of students who created real social change through peaceful sit-Ins and freedom rides during the early sixties to protest segregation. Students who created social change through nonviolent practices are exciting and interesting to young readers today! The Freedom Riders and the violence that they encountered illustrate the important roles that determined students played during this great time of change in American history.
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