Sitting in, standing up : leaders of the Civil Rights era / Diane C. Taylor.

By:

Taylor, Diane C [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781619309142

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

E185 .S588 2020

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Contents:

Chapter One. Thurgood Marshall -- Chapter Two. Fannie Lou Hamer -- Chapter Three. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X -- Chapter Four. John Lewis -- Chapter Five. Ella Baker -- Glossary -- Resources -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

Subject: "Sitting In, Standing Up: Leaders of the Civil Rights Era tells the story of one of the most tumultuous and important eras in American history through the lives of five major figures of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s: Thurgood Marshall, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ella Baker, and John Lewis. Hands-on activities, essential questions, text-to-world connections, and links to online resources encourage readers ages 12 to 15 to explore how the work of these people sparked the passion of a nation and helped change the tide of social injustice in a way that reverberates to this day."--Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	E185.61 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		on1240437075

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction. Who will lead us? -- Chapter One. Thurgood Marshall -- Chapter Two. Fannie Lou Hamer -- Chapter Three. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X -- Chapter Four. John Lewis -- Chapter Five. Ella Baker -- Glossary -- Resources -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

"Sitting In, Standing Up: Leaders of the Civil Rights Era tells the story of one of the most tumultuous and important eras in American history through the lives of five major figures of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s: Thurgood Marshall, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ella Baker, and John Lewis. Hands-on activities, essential questions, text-to-world connections, and links to online resources encourage readers ages 12 to 15 to explore how the work of these people sparked the passion of a nation and helped change the tide of social injustice in a way that reverberates to this day."--Provided by publisher.

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