Miles to go for freedom : segregation & civil rights in the Jim Crow years

Miles to go for freedom : segregation & civil rights in the Jim Crow years / Linda Barrett Osborne.

Author/creator	Osborne, Linda Barrett, 1949-
Other author/creator	Library of Congress.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, ©2012.
Description	ix, 118 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm
Subject(s)	African Americans--Segregation --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. African Americans--Civil rights --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements--United States --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. United States--Race relations --Juvenile literature.

Contents	Introduction -- The South -- The North -- The nation -- Time line.
Abstract	Told through first-person accounts, photographs, and other primary sources, this book is an overview of racial segregation and early civil rights efforts in the United States from the 1890s to 1954, a period known as the Jim Crow years. Multiple perspectives are examined as the book looks at the impact of legal segregation and discrimination on the day-to-day life of black and white Americans across the country.
General note	"Published in association with the Library of Congress"--T.p.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-114) and index.
LCCN	2011022854
ISBN	9781419700200
ISBN	1419700200

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	TRC Nonfiction	305.896 OS17M	✔ Available	Place Hold