  | Twelve days in May : freedom ride 1961 Author: Brimner, Larry Dane | |
| Price: $6.50 | ||
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.
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Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, 2018
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School Library Journal (+) (00/09/17)
Booklist (+) (10/15/17)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/12/17)
The Hornbook (00/11/17)
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School Library Journal - 09/01/2017 - Copyright 2017 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
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