TY - BOOK AU - Cummings,Judy Dodge TI - Changing laws: politics of the civil rights era T2 - The civil rights era SN - 9781619309241 PY - 2020///] CY - White River Junction, VT PB - Nomad Press KW - Civil rights movements KW - United States KW - Juvenile literature KW - African Americans KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - Illustrated works KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ages 12-15; Guided reading level; Z N2 - Explores the key legislative and judicial victories of the civil rights era spanning from 1954 to the early 1970s, including Brown v. the Board of Education, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Hands-on projects and research activities alongside essential questions, links to online resources, and text-to-world connections promote a profound understanding of history and offer opportunities for social-emotional learning ER -