Evicted!
Title | Evicted! PDF eBook |
Author | Alice Faye Duncan |
Publisher | Astra Publishing House |
Total Pages | 66 |
Release | 2022-01-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1684379792 |
Shortlist, Goddard Riverside/CBC Young People's Book Prize for Social Justice This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee's Fayette County Tent City Movement in the late 1950s and reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote. Powerfully conveyed through interconnected stories and told through the eyes of a child, this book combines poetry, prose, and stunning illustrations to shine light on this forgotten history. The late 1950s was a turbulent time in Fayette County, Tennessee. Black and White children went to different schools. Jim Crow signs hung high. And while Black hands in Fayette were free to work in the nearby fields as sharecroppers, the same Black hands were barred from casting ballots in public elections. If they dared to vote, they faced threats of violence by the local Ku Klux Klan or White citizens. It wasn't until Black landowners organized registration drives to help Black citizens vote did change begin--but not without White farmers' attempts to prevent it. They violently evicted Black sharecroppers off their land, leaving families stranded and forced to live in tents. White shopkeepers blacklisted these families, refusing to sell them groceries, clothes, and other necessities. But the voiceless did finally speak, culminating in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which legally ended voter discrimination. Perfect for young readers, teachers/librarians, and parents interested in books for kids with themes of: Activism Social justice Civil rights Black history
Employment, Education, and Voting
Title | Employment, Education, and Voting PDF eBook |
Author | United States Commission on Civil Rights. Arkansas State Advisory Committee |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 46 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Discrimination in employment |
ISBN |
Making Young Voters
Title | Making Young Voters PDF eBook |
Author | John B. Holbein |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 283 |
Release | 2020-02-20 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1108488420 |
The solution to youth voter turnout requires focus on helping young people follow through on their political interests and intentions.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Title | The Voting Rights Act of 1965 PDF eBook |
Author | United States Commission on Civil Rights |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 20 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | Government publications |
ISBN |
Employment, Education, and Voting
Title | Employment, Education, and Voting PDF eBook |
Author | United States Commission on Civil Rights. Arkansas State Advisory Committee |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 28 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Discrimination in employment |
ISBN |
Employment
Title | Employment PDF eBook |
Author | United States Commission on Civil Rights |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 274 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | Civil rights |
ISBN |
Employment, Education, and Voting
Title | Employment, Education, and Voting PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 28 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | |
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