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Author Mayer, Robert H., 1950-

Title When the children marched : the Birmingham civil rights movement / Robert H. Mayer.

Publication Info. Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Young Adult Materials in Adult Department  YA323.1 M452    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 323.11 MAY    Check Shelf
Description 176 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
Series Prime
Summary "Discusses the Birmingham civil rights movement, the great leaders of the movement, and the role of the children who helped fight for equal rights and to end segregation in Birmingham"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (159-171) and index.
Contents "Blown into history" : the story of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth -- The hardest head in town : Reverend Shuttlesworth fights on -- "It's so nice to have you in Birmingham" : the movement begins -- An "untimely" protest : the arrest of Dr. King -- "Sing, children, sing" : the children march -- "Fire hoses on those Black girls" : the mood turns -- "Making history" : the children march on and into a settlement -- "An accord with its conscience" : a settlement is reached -- "Violence" and "more violence" : the aftermath of the settlement -- "Don't try to stop us" : the Birmingham legacy -- Timeline -- Glossary.
Subject African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African American children -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Birmingham (Ala.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 9780766029309
0766029301
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