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What Is the Civil Rights Movement?

By Sherri L. Smith and Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley

By Sherri L. Smith and Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley

By Sherri L. Smith and Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley

By Sherri L. Smith and Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley

By Sherri L. Smith and Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley

By Sherri L. Smith and Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley

By Sherri L. Smith and Who HQ
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By Sherri L. Smith and Who HQ
Read by David Sadzin

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Dec 29, 2020 | 66 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About What Is the Civil Rights Movement?

    Which of these facts are true?
    Rosa Parks, John Lewis, and Martin Luther King Jr. were leaders in the movement
    In 1963, more than 1,000 African American children marched for equal rights
    The March on Washington, DC, in 1963 drew 250,000 people

    Relive the moments when African Americans fought for equal rights, and made history.

    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.

    Author Sherri L. Smith brings to life momentous events through the words and stories of people who were on the frontlines of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

    This book also features the fun black-and-white illustrations and engaging 16-page photo insert that readers have come love about the What Was? series!

    About What Is the Civil Rights Movement?

    Relive the moments when African Americans fought for equal rights, and made history.

    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.

    Author Sherri L. Smith brings to life momentous events through the words and stories of people who were on the frontlines of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

    This book also features the fun black-and-white illustrations and engaging 16-page photo insert that readers have come love about the What Was? series!

    About What Is the Civil Rights Movement?

    Relive the moments when African Americans fought for equal rights, and made history.

    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.

    Author Sherri L. Smith brings to life momentous events through the words and stories of people who were on the frontlines of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

    This book also features the fun black-and-white illustrations and engaging 16-page photo insert that readers have come love about the What Was? series!

    About What Is the Civil Rights Movement?

    Relive the moments when African Americans fought for equal rights, and made history.

    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.

    Author Sherri L. Smith brings to life momentous events through the words and stories of people who were on the frontlines of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

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    About Sherri L. Smith

    Sherri L. Smith is the author of several novels for young adults, including the critically acclaimed The Blossom and the… More about Sherri L. Smith

    About Who HQ

    Who HQ is your headquarters for history. The Who HQ team is always working to provide simple and clear answers to… More about Who HQ

    About Sherri L. Smith

    Sherri L. Smith is the author of several novels for young adults, including the critically acclaimed The Blossom and the… More about Sherri L. Smith

    About Who HQ

    Who HQ is your headquarters for history. The Who HQ team is always working to provide simple and clear answers to… More about Who HQ

    About Sherri L. Smith

    Sherri L. Smith is the author of several novels for young adults, including the critically acclaimed The Blossom and the… More about Sherri L. Smith

    About Who HQ

    Who HQ is your headquarters for history. The Who HQ team is always working to provide simple and clear answers to… More about Who HQ

    About Sherri L. Smith

    Sherri L. Smith is the author of several novels for young adults, including the critically acclaimed The Blossom and the… More about Sherri L. Smith

    About Who HQ

    Who HQ is your headquarters for history. The Who HQ team is always working to provide simple and clear answers to… More about Who HQ

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    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $5.99
    Published by Penguin Workshop
    Dec 29, 2020 | 112 Pages | 5-5/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524792305

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $15.99
    Published by Penguin Workshop
    Dec 29, 2020 | 112 Pages | 5-7/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524792312

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Penguin Workshop
    Dec 29, 2020 | 112 Pages | 5-5/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524792329

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $6.99
    Published by Listening Library
    Dec 29, 2020 | 66 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593288009
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