Twelve Days in May : Freedom Ride 1961
Title
:
Twelve Days in May : Freedom Ride 1961
Author
:
Brimner, Larry Dane author.
ISBN
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9781629795867
Edition
:
1st ed.
Physical Description
:
111 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Reading Level
:
1080 L Lexile
Subject Term
:
African American civil rights workers.
Civil rights workers -- United States.
Freedom Rides, 1961.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century.
Geographic Term
:
Southern States -- Race relations.
Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Summary
:
For twelve history-making days in May 1961, thirteen black and white civil rights activists, also known as the Freedom Riders, traveled by bus into the South to draw attention to the unconstitutional segregation still taking place. Despite their peaceful protests, the Freedom Riders were met with increasing violence the further south they traveled.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Bayport Public Library | J 323.092 BRI | Nonfiction Collection |
| R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | J 323.092 BRI | Nonfiction Collection |
| Stillwater Public Library | J 323.092 BRI | Nonfiction Collection |
| Valley Library (Lakeland) | J 323.092 BRI | Nonfiction Collection |