The girl from the tar paper school : Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement / Teri Kanefield.

Author/creator Kanefield, Teri, 1960- author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Copyright Date©2014
Description56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Subjects
Powell, Barbara Johns, 1935-1991--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements--United States. --History. --20th century. --Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers--United States. --Biography. --Juvenile literature.
Women civil rights workers--United States. --Biography. --Juvenile literature.
Segregation in education--Virginia. --History. --20th century. --Juvenile literature.
Women--Biography. --Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography. --Juvenile literature.
Virginia--Race relations. --History. --20th century. --Juvenile literature.

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 lost generation -- "Nothing is as strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as strength." -- The birth of the civil rights movement.
Abstract 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.
Local noteLittle-360627--305131066617$
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 50-51), filmgraphy (page 50), and index.
LCCN 2012040990
ISBN9781419707964 (hbk.)
ISBN1419707965 (hbk.)

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