Lillian's Right to Vote

Lillian's Right to Vote
Title Lillian's Right to Vote PDF eBook
Author Jonah Winter
Publisher Anne Schwartz Books
Total Pages 41
Release 2015-07-14
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0385390289

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An elderly African American woman, en route to vote, remembers her family’s tumultuous voting history in this picture book publishing in time for the fiftieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. As Lillian, a one-hundred-year-old African American woman, makes a “long haul up a steep hill” to her polling place, she sees more than trees and sky—she sees her family’s history. She sees the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment and her great-grandfather voting for the first time. She sees her parents trying to register to vote. And she sees herself marching in a protest from Selma to Montgomery. Veteran bestselling picture-book author Jonah Winter and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner Shane W. Evans vividly recall America’s battle for civil rights in this lyrical, poignant account of one woman’s fierce determination to make it up the hill and make her voice heard. "Moving.... Stirs up a potent mixture of grief, anger, and pride at the history of black people’s fight for access to the ballot box." —The New York Times "A much-needed picture book that will enlighten a new generation about battles won and a timely call to uphold these victories in the present." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred "A valuable introduction to and overview of the civil rights movement." —Publishers Weekly, Starred "An important book that will give you goose bumps." —Booklist, Starred

A History of Voting Rights

A History of Voting Rights
Title A History of Voting Rights PDF eBook
Author Tamra Orr
Publisher Mitchell Lane
Total Pages 64
Release 2020-05-11
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1545751579

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Have you ever voted on something? You might have voted for pizza for dinner, which movie to watch or who should go first in a game. If you have ever voted, you know how important it is to have a voice in making decisions that are part of your life. The people who created this country knew that too and took many risks to create a country where they could speak freely about what they wanted. The battle for voting rights was a long one--with some people being allowed to vote long before others. Read about who made the decisions and who had to fight for the same rights. Seeing how hard African Americans, Native Americans, and women fought to have the right to vote reminds everyone that voting is part of what created this country and what will help it keep growing and changing today and in the future.

Voting Rights

Voting Rights
Title Voting Rights PDF eBook
Author Susan Buckley
Publisher Benchmark Education Company
Total Pages 52
Release 2011
Genre Minorities
ISBN 1616721545

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Vote!

Vote!
Title Vote! PDF eBook
Author Eileen Christelow
Publisher HMH Books For Young Readers
Total Pages 53
Release 2018-09
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1328499227

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"It's hard to imagine a more accessible introduction to voting" than Eileen Christelow's hilariously illustrated Vote!, now updated for the 2018 midterm elections. (Booklist, starred review) *"It's hard to imagine a more accessible introduction to voting." --Booklist, starred review "Explains the whys and wherefores of the voting process . . . and why it all matters." --Washington Post An ALA Notable Children's Book An IRA-CBC Children's Choice Eileen Christelow'sVote! has everything you need to know about voting and how our democracy works--parties, voter registration, campaigns, rallies, debates, Election Day, even recounts! Topics are presented in a clear, kid-friendly graphic format as the story of a local election unfolds, with hilarious commentary by the candidates' pets. Includes updated back matter for the 2018 midterm election.

The Right to Vote

The Right to Vote
Title The Right to Vote PDF eBook
Author Carole Lynn Corbin
Publisher Franklin Watts
Total Pages 103
Release 1985-01-01
Genre Suffrage
ISBN 9780531049327

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Documents the history of the right to vote in America, from colonial times to the present, including the struggles of blacks, women, and those under twenty-one to win that right.

Right to Vote

Right to Vote
Title Right to Vote PDF eBook
Author Deanne Durrett
Publisher Infobase Publishing
Total Pages 161
Release 2009
Genre Elections
ISBN 1438100299

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American democracy owes much to the rights guaranteed to individuals in the U.S. Constitution and specifically in its first 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights. Each book in the new six-volume American Rights set provides the history of a specific right or rights, from the right to vote to the right to bear arms. The volumes begin with brief colonial history, discussing the war fought by American Revolutionaries to gain independence from Great Britain - and their opportunity to decide what rights every American should possess. Coverage also includes later and ongoing struggles by groups such as women and people of color to gain these rights - both in law and in practice. Students will learn to appreciate the value of these rights by reading of the battles fought to secure them and, in some cases, by learning of their relative rarity around the world. Graphs, maps, photographs, and box features enhance the lively and accessible narrative, calling out important details and bringing this exciting material to life. Providing a wealth of information, American Rights is a thought-provoking, must-have set perfect for the young readers of today.

The Right to Vote

The Right to Vote
Title The Right to Vote PDF eBook
Author Duchess Harris
Publisher Essential Library
Total Pages 0
Release 2017-12-15
Genre Civil rights movements
ISBN 9781532113048

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This volume examines the Right to Vote through examples and with historical context.