Bibliograph

Twelve Days in May, Freedom Ride 1961, Larry Dane Brimner

Type

Label

Twelve Days in May, Freedom Ride 1961, Larry Dane Brimner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Twelve Days in May

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1010776304

Responsibility statement

Larry Dane Brimner

Sub title

Freedom Ride 1961

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification