The girl from the tar paper school : Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement
Title
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The girl from the tar paper school : Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement
Author
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Kanefield, Teri, 1960-
ISBN
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9781419707964
Physical Description
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56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Contents
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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 -- Timeline.
Reading Level
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1100 L Lexile
Personal Subject
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Powell, Barbara Johns, 1935-1991
Subject Term
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Women civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
Segregation in education -- Virginia -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Biography.
Geographic Term
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Virginia -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Summary
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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.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove) | J 323.092 KAN | Nonfiction Collection |
| R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | J 323.092 KAN | Nonfiction Collection |
| Stillwater Public Library | J 323.092 KAN | Nonfiction Collection |