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Terp, Gail, 1951- author.

Title Nonviolent resistance in the civil rights movement / by Gail Terp ; content consultant, William P. Jones, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2016]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Plainville Public Library - Children's Department	J UNITED STATES 973 TER	Check Shelf

Description	48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Series	Stories of the civil rights movement
	Stories of the civil rights movement.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Summary	"This title will inform readers about nonviolent resistance during the civil rights movement. The title will discuss Martin Luther King Jr., who helped organize nonviolent protests, as well as others involved, and the types of nonviolent protests--like sit-ins. Vivid details, well-chosen photographs, and primary sources bring this story and this case to life."--Publisher's website.
Contents	Sitting for change -- A long way from freedom -- The sit-ins of 1960 -- The Freedom Rides of 1961 -- Continuing nonviolent resistance -- Snapshot of nonviolent resistance -- Stop and think.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 1.0 176713.
Subject	Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
	African Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
	United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
	Civil rights demonstrations -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Civil rights movements.
	Race relations.
	Civil rights demonstrations.
Added Author	Jones, William Powell, 1970- consultant.
ISBN	9781624038822
	1624038824

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