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Cline-Ransome, Lesa,

Claudette Colvin / She persisted: Claudette Colvin written by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint. - 51 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - She persisted . - She persisted (Philomel Books) .

"Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger." -- Title page. "Based on the bestselling picture book series by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 51).

Born famous -- Why aren't Black people treated as equals? -- Why Delphine? -- Just because I'm Black? -- What happens next? -- Who wouldn't cry? -- How you can persist.

"Before Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin made the same choice. She insisted on standing up--or in her case, sitting down--for what was right, and in doing so, fought for equality, fairness, and justice." -- Amazon.com. "A biography of Claudette Colvin in the She Persisted series"--

Ages 6-9 Philomel Books Grades 2-3 Philomel Books

ISBN: 9780593115831 059311583X 9780593115848 0593115848

LCCN: 2020047606

Subjects--Personal Names:
Colvin, Claudette, 1939- --Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African Americans--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African American civil rights workers--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Segregation--History--Alabama--Montgomery--Juvenile literature.
Segregation in transportation--History--Alabama--Montgomery--Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Montgomery (Ala.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Montgomery (Ala.)--Race relations--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.
Illustrated works.