Twelve Days in May : Freedom Ride 1961 / Larry Dane Brimner.
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TextPublisher: Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Hightlights, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 111 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 1629795860
- 9781629795867
- African American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Southern States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- Freedom Rides, 1961 -- Juvenile literature
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner
"An engaging and accessible account" for young readers about the Freedom Riders who led the landmark 1961 protests against segregation on buses ( School Library Journal )
On May 4, 1961, a group of thirteen black and white civil rights activists launched the Freedom Ride, aiming to challenge the practice of segregation on buses and at bus terminal facilities in the South.
The Ride would last twelve days. Despite the fact that segregation on buses crossing state lines was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1946, and segregation in interstate transportation facilities was ruled unconstitutional in 1960, these rulings were routinely ignored in the South. The thirteen Freedom Riders intended to test the laws and draw attention to the lack of enforcement with their peaceful protest. As the Riders traveled deeper into the South, they encountered increasing violence and opposition.
Noted civil rights author Larry Dane Brimner relies on archival documents and rarely seen images to tell the riveting story of the little-known first days of the Freedom Ride.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.