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The girl from the tar paper school, Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement, Teri Kanefield

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The girl from the tar paper school, Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement, Teri Kanefield
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-51), filmgraphy (page 50), and index
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individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The girl from the tar paper school
Nature of contents
filmographiesbibliography
Oclc number
817721642
Responsibility statement
Teri Kanefield
Sub title
Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement
Summary
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
Table Of Contents
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
Target audience
adolescent
resource.variantTitle
Girl from the tarpaper school
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