text The girl from the tar paper school : Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement
- Summary
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Describes the peaceful protest organized by teenager Barbara Rose Johns in order to secure a permanent building for her segregated high school in Virginia in 1951, and explains how her actions helped fuel the civil rights movement.
- Contents
- The tar paper shack problem -- "A little child shall lead them" -- The quiet embrace of the woods -- The time has come -- Stick with us -- Reaching for the moon -- Pupil lashes out at principal -- A lawsuit is filed- and the troubles begin -- The ... Read more
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- Description
- 56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Publisher
- 2014
Library | Location | Status |
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Peninsula Community Library | JB POWELL KAN in Juvenile | Available |
Library | Location | Status |
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TADL-PCL | JB POWELL KAN in Juvenile | Available |
Powell, Barbara Johns 1935-1991 Juvenile literature
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Virginia Race relations History 20th century Juvenile literature
Powell, Barbara Johns 1935-1991
Civil rights movements United States History 20th century
Civil rights workers United States Biography
Women Biography
African Americans Biography
Women civil rights workers Biography
Segregation in education Virginia History 20th century
Virginia Race relations History 20th century