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020 a| 1954354339q| (hardcover);

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100 1 a| Gottesfeld, Jeff,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpdP9RVjvjp98QkV6mWXd=| ^A577330;

245 10 a| Fight for the right to read :b| Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for library reading equality /c| by Jeff Gottesfeld and Michelle Y. Green ; illustrated by Kim Holt.;

246 30 a| Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for library reading equality;

264 1 a| Berkeley, CA :b| Creston Books,c| [2025];

300 a| 1 volume (unpaged) :b| color illustrations ;c| 24 x 29 cm;

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520 a| "Banning people from libraries is even worse than banning books! Decades before the Civil Rights Movement, Samuel Wilbert Tucker, a Black lawyer in Virginia, organized a peaceful read-in at the local public library, which was segregated. He wanted to affirm the right of everyone to use the library. Thanks to efforts like his, we can all sit at a table, any table, pick up a book, any book, and read."--Back cover.;

600 10 a| Tucker, Samuel Wilbert,d| 1913-1990v| Juvenile literature.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

650 0 a| Intellectual freedomv| Juvenile literature.=| ^A650328;

650 0 a| Freedom of informationv| Juvenile literature.=| ^A65044;

650 6 a| Défenseurs des droits de l'hommez| Virginiev| Biographiesv| Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.;

650 6 a| Bibliothèques publiquesz| Virginiez| Alexandriav| Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.;

650 6 a| Liberté de penséev| Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.;

650 6 a| Liberté d'informationv| Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.;

650 6 a| Manifestations pour les droits de l'hommez| Virginiez| Alexandriav| Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.;

650 6 a| Mouvements des droits de l'hommez| Virginiez| Alexandriav| Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.;

650 6 a| Bibliothèques et personnes noiresz| Virginiez| Alexandriav| Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.;

650 6 a| Bibliothèques et Noirs américainsz| Virginiez| Alexandriav| Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.;

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655 7 a| Picture books.2| lcgft;

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700 1 a| Green, Michelle Y.,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJtDHK6dtvCxf3M4df6Xb=| ^A769636;

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Fight for the right to read : Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for library reading equality / by Jeff Gottesfeld and Michelle Y. Green ; illustrated by Kim Holt.

Author/creator	Gottesfeld, Jeff author.
Other author	Green, Michelle Y., author.
Other author	Holt, Kim, 1968- illustrator.
Format	Book
Publication	Berkeley, CA : Creston Books, [2025]
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Subjects	Tucker, Samuel Wilbert, 1913-1990--Juvenile literature. Lawyers--Virginia. --Biography. --Juvenile literature. Civil rights workers--Virginia. --Biography. --Juvenile literature. Segregation--Virginia. --Alexandria. --History. --Juvenile literature. Public libraries--Virginia. --Alexandria. --Juvenile literature. Libraries and Black people--Virginia. --Alexandria. --Juvenile literature. African Americans and libraries--Virginia. --Alexandria. --Juvenile literature. Intellectual freedom--Juvenile literature. Freedom of information--Juvenile literature. Civil rights demonstrations--Virginia. --Alexandria. --Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements--Virginia. --Alexandria. --Juvenile literature. Défenseurs des droits de l'homme--Virginie. --Biographies. --Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Ségrégation--Virginie. --Alexandria. --Histoire. --Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Bibliothèques publiques--Virginie. --Alexandria. --Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Liberté de pensée--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Liberté d'information--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Manifestations pour les droits de l'homme--Virginie. --Alexandria. --Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Virginie. --Alexandria. --Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Bibliothèques et personnes noires--Virginie. --Alexandria. --Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Bibliothèques et Noirs américains--Virginie. --Alexandria. --Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.

Portion of title	Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for library reading equality
Abstract	"Banning people from libraries is even worse than banning books! Decades before the Civil Rights Movement, Samuel Wilbert Tucker, a Black lawyer in Virginia, organized a peaceful read-in at the local public library, which was segregated. He wanted to affirm the right of everyone to use the library. Thanks to efforts like his, we can all sit at a table, any table, pick up a book, any book, and read."--Back cover.
Interest age level	007-013.
Interest grade level	2-8.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	Picture books.
Genre/form	Biographies.
ISBN	9781954354333 (hardcover)
ISBN	1954354339 (hardcover)

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