Author: Melody Herr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9786612735189
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Four black college students stage a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, NC.
Sitting for Equal Service
Author: Melody Herr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9786612735189
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Four black college students stage a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, NC.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9786612735189
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Four black college students stage a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, NC.
Sitting for Equal Service
Author: Melody Herr
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761363564
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"We were hoping [the sit-in] would catch on and it would spread throughout the country, but it went even beyond our wildest imagination."―Ezell Blair Jr., North Carolina Agricultural & Technical college student On February 1, 1960, four black college students sat down at the whites-only lunch counter in a Woolworth's department store in Greensboro, North Carolina. The young men knew the waitress couldn't take their order because of the store's segregationist policies. But the young men hadn't come to eat―they had come to make a peaceful stand for equality. At this time in the southern United States, a long-standing tradition of segregation prohibited blacks from sharing public spaces―schools, swimming pools, hotels, waiting rooms, bathrooms, and restaurants―with whites. The Greensboro students were inspired by previous sit-in protests, and they decided to sit at the lunch counter day after day, refusing to leave until they received service. In this story of individual courage and determination, we'll see how the Greensboro sit-in ignited the fight for African American civil rights among thousands of fellow students―both black and white―and triggered sit-ins at segregated lunch counters throughout the South. We'll also learn how the sit-in spurred other group protests, such as the Freedom Rides, and how the protestors' efforts eventually led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, forbidding segregation in public facilities across the nation.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0761363564
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"We were hoping [the sit-in] would catch on and it would spread throughout the country, but it went even beyond our wildest imagination."―Ezell Blair Jr., North Carolina Agricultural & Technical college student On February 1, 1960, four black college students sat down at the whites-only lunch counter in a Woolworth's department store in Greensboro, North Carolina. The young men knew the waitress couldn't take their order because of the store's segregationist policies. But the young men hadn't come to eat―they had come to make a peaceful stand for equality. At this time in the southern United States, a long-standing tradition of segregation prohibited blacks from sharing public spaces―schools, swimming pools, hotels, waiting rooms, bathrooms, and restaurants―with whites. The Greensboro students were inspired by previous sit-in protests, and they decided to sit at the lunch counter day after day, refusing to leave until they received service. In this story of individual courage and determination, we'll see how the Greensboro sit-in ignited the fight for African American civil rights among thousands of fellow students―both black and white―and triggered sit-ins at segregated lunch counters throughout the South. We'll also learn how the sit-in spurred other group protests, such as the Freedom Rides, and how the protestors' efforts eventually led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, forbidding segregation in public facilities across the nation.
Sit-In
Author: Andrea Pinkney
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316086657
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
It was February 1, 1960. They didn't need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side. This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement. Andrea Davis Pinkney uses poetic, powerful prose to tell the story of these four young men, who followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words of peaceful protest and dared to sit at the "whites only" Woolworth's lunch counter. Brian Pinkney embraces a new artistic style, creating expressive paintings filled with emotion that mirror the hope, strength, and determination that fueled the dreams of not only these four young men, but also countless others.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316086657
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
It was February 1, 1960. They didn't need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side. This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement. Andrea Davis Pinkney uses poetic, powerful prose to tell the story of these four young men, who followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words of peaceful protest and dared to sit at the "whites only" Woolworth's lunch counter. Brian Pinkney embraces a new artistic style, creating expressive paintings filled with emotion that mirror the hope, strength, and determination that fueled the dreams of not only these four young men, but also countless others.
Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1286
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1286
Book Description
Pension Bills Providing Non-service Connected Pension Benefits for Veterans of All Wars
Author: United States. Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Pension Bills Providing Non-service-connected Pension Benefits for Veterans of All Wars
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Compensation and Pensions
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military dependents
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military dependents
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
The Christian
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Compilation of Laws Relating to Counties and County Commissioners
Author: Massachusetts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : County government
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : County government
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Expression in Contested Public Spaces
Author: Spoma Jovanovic
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1793630941
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Expression in Contested Public Spaces: Free Speech and Civic Engagement addresses how people express themselves and their differences, in ways that amplify the many voices central to the mission of democracy. This book investigates in what ways and in what discursive forms people interrupt the status quo or unjust practices to advance positive social change. The chapters feature research activity, engaged scholarship, and creative expression to boldly frame the issues of free speech—amid attempts to chill and silence expressions of dissent—in order to demonstrate how community organizers, activists, and scholars use their voices to advance peace and justice befitting the human condition. Scholars and students of communication and the social sciences will find this book particularly interesting.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1793630941
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Expression in Contested Public Spaces: Free Speech and Civic Engagement addresses how people express themselves and their differences, in ways that amplify the many voices central to the mission of democracy. This book investigates in what ways and in what discursive forms people interrupt the status quo or unjust practices to advance positive social change. The chapters feature research activity, engaged scholarship, and creative expression to boldly frame the issues of free speech—amid attempts to chill and silence expressions of dissent—in order to demonstrate how community organizers, activists, and scholars use their voices to advance peace and justice befitting the human condition. Scholars and students of communication and the social sciences will find this book particularly interesting.