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

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 and Print
Publication Info	New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Copyright Notice	©2014
Description	56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Subject(s)	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 note	Little-360627--305131066617$
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-51), filmgraphy (page 50), and index.
LCCN	2012040990
ISBN	9781419707964 (hbk.)
ISBN	1419707965 (hbk.)