When the children marched : the Birmingham civil rights movement

When the children marched : the Birmingham civil rights movement / Robert H. Mayer.

Author/creator	Mayer, Robert H., 1950-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, ©2008.
Description	176 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	African Americans--Civil rights --Alabama --Birmingham --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. African American children--Alabama --Birmingham --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. African American civil rights workers--Alabama --Birmingham --Biography --Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements--Alabama --Birmingham --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations --History --20th century --Juvenile literature.

Series	Prime Prime. ^A676412
Contents	"Blown into history" : the story of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth -- The hardest head in town : Reverend Shuttlesworth fights on -- "It's so nice to have you in Birmingham" : the movement begins -- An "untimely" protest : the arrest of Dr. King -- "Sing, children, sing" : the children march -- "Fire hoses on those Black girls" : the mood turns -- "Making history" : the children march on and into a settlement -- "An accord with its conscience" : a settlement is reached -- "Violence" and "more violence" : the aftermath of the settlement -- "Don't try to stop us" : the Birmingham legacy -- Timeline -- Glossary.
Abstract	"Discusses the Birmingham civil rights movement, the great leaders of the movement, and the role of the children who helped fight for equal rights and to end segregation in Birmingham"--Provided by publisher.
Local note	Little-349297--305131055932.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (159-171) and index.
LCCN	2007025590
ISBN	9780766029309
ISBN	0766029301

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	TRC Nonfiction	323.1196 M4521W	✔ Available	Place Hold