02178cam a2200409 i 4500 506885705 TxAuBib 20210720120000.0 200801s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020033618 9781524792305 paperback 1524792306 paperback TxAuBib rda Smith, Sherri L. What is the Civil Rights Movement? J / by Sherri L. Smith ; illustrated by Tim Foley. New York : Penguin Workshop, [2020] 108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Who HQ Series What is--? (Penguin Workshop (Firm)) "An official WHO HQ book"--Cover. "16 pages of photos inside!"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (page 108). What is the civil rights movement? -- A troubled past -- The long walk to school -- Montgomery bus boycott -- The lunch counter sit-ins -- Freedom riders -- The children's crusade -- The march on Washington -- Freedom summer -- Selma to Montgomery -- Changing times -- Timelines. "Even though slavery had ended in the 1860s, African Americans were still suffering under the weight of segregation a hundred years later. They couldn't go to the same schools, eat at the same restaurants, or even use the same bathrooms as white people. But by the 1950s, black people refused to remain second-class citizens and were willing to risk their lives to make a change"-- Provided by publisher. Ages: 8-12 Penguin Workshop. 20210720. Civil rights movements United States History Juvenile literature. African Americans Civil rights History Juvenile literature. African Americans Civil Rights History. Civil rights demonstrations United States History. Foley, Tim, illustrator. Who HQ Series. What is--? (Penguin Workshop (Firm).)