Students on strike : Jim Crow, civil rights, Brown, and me : a memoir / by John A. Stokes with Lois Wolfe and Herman J. Viola.

Author/creator Stokes, John A., 1931-
Other author Wolfe, Lois, 1952-
Other author Viola, Herman J.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Geographic, ©2008.
Description127 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

Portion of title Jim Crow, civil rights, Brown, and me
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.
Abstract A look at growing up African American in the oppressive conditions of the South and attending segregated schools.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 126-127).
LCCN 2007034677
ISBN9781426301537 (trade : alk. paper)
ISBN1426301537 (trade : alk. paper)
ISBN9781426301544 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
ISBN1426301545 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

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