Sitting for equal service : lunch counter sit-ins, United States, 1960s

Sitting for equal service : lunch counter sit-ins, United States, 1960s / Melody Herr.

Author/creator	Herr, Melody
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, ©2011.
Description	160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)	African Americans--Civil rights --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements--Southern States --History --20th century --Juvenile literature. Southern States--Race relations --Juvenile literature.

Series	Civil rights struggles around the world Civil rights struggles around the world. ^A1154426
Contents	The Greensboro Four -- Making progress -- Defending the status quo -- Sitting down at the lunch counter -- An explosive encounter -- Supporters and opponents -- Uniting forces -- Presidents and politics.
Abstract	Examines events that led to lunch counter sit-ins in the United States during the 1960s and their influence, discussing segregation, the Freedom Rides, the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other related topics.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-153) and index.
LCCN	2009049129
ISBN	9780822589709 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0822589702 (alk. paper)
Stock number	1313035 QBI

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	TRC Nonfiction	323.1196 H4332S	✔ Available	Place Hold