Lizzie demands a seat! : Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights

Lizzie demands a seat! : Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights / Beth Anderson ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis.

Author/creator	Anderson, Beth, 1954- author.
Other author/creator	Lewis, E. B. (Earl Bradley), 1956- illustrator.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, [2020]
Copyright Notice	©2020
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm
Subject(s)	Graham, Elizabeth Jennings, 1827-1901--Juvenile literature. African American women--New York (State) --New York --Biography --Juvenile literature. African Americans--New York (State) --New York --Biography --Juvenile literature. Civil rights workers--New York (State) --New York --Biography --Juvenile literature. African Americans--Civil rights --New York (State) --New York --History --19th century --Juvenile literature. Segregation in transportation--New York (State) --New York --History --19th century --Juvenile literature. African American teachers--Biography --Juvenile literature. New York (State)--Race relations --Juvenile literature. New York (State)--Biography --Juvenile literature.

Portion of title	Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights
Abstract	One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied entry, assaulted, and threatened all because of her race -- even though New York was a free state at that time. Lizzie decided to fight back. She told her story, took her case to court -- where future president Chester Arthur represented her -- and won! Her victory was the first recorded in the fight for equal rights on public transportation, and Lizzie's case set a precedent.
Local note	Joyner TRC copy 9781629799391 purchased in memory of James Thompson, 2021.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Interest age level	Ages 7-10
Interest grade level	Grades 1-3
Audience	570 Lexile
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	History.
Genre/form	Informational works.
Genre/form	Juvenile works.
Genre/form	Picture books.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	Picture books.
Genre/form	Informational works.
LCCN	2019939439
ISBN	9781629799391
ISBN	1629799394