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Author : Muriel Miller Branch
Release : 1998
Genre : African Americans
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 229/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Juneteenth by : Muriel Miller Branch
Download or read book Juneteenth written by Muriel Miller Branch. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the origin and present-day celebration of Juneteenth, a holiday marking the day, June 19, 1865, Texan slaves realized they were free.
Author : Steve Friedman
Release : 1993
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Book Synopsis Freedom Days by : Steve Friedman
Download or read book Freedom Days written by Steve Friedman. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Larry Dane Brimner
Release : 2017-11-07
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 173/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Twelve Days in May by : Larry Dane Brimner
Download or read book Twelve Days in May written by Larry Dane Brimner. This book was released on 2017-11-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner “An engaging and accessible account” for young readers about the Freedom Riders who led the landmark 1961 protests against segregation on buses (School Library Journal) On May 4, 1961, a group of thirteen black and white civil rights activists launched the Freedom Ride, aiming to challenge the practice of segregation on buses and at bus terminal facilities in the South. The Ride would last twelve days. Despite the fact that segregation on buses crossing state lines was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1946, and segregation in interstate transportation facilities was ruled unconstitutional in 1960, these rulings were routinely ignored in the South. The thirteen Freedom Riders intended to test the laws and draw attention to the lack of enforcement with their peaceful protest. As the Riders traveled deeper into the South, they encountered increasing violence and opposition. Noted civil rights author Larry Dane Brimner relies on archival documents and rarely seen images to tell the riveting story of the little-known first days of the Freedom Ride.
Author : Thomas Mayo
Release : 2021-08-16
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 848/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Freedom Day: Vincent Lingiari and the Story of the Wave Hill Walk-Off by : Thomas Mayo
Download or read book Freedom Day: Vincent Lingiari and the Story of the Wave Hill Walk-Off written by Thomas Mayo. This book was released on 2021-08-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When many voices are joined together, with courage, change can happen. In 1966, more than two hundred courageous Aboriginal people walked off the Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory. Led by Vincent Lingiari, these stockmen and their families were walking together to fight for equal pay and land rights. Exquisitely illustrated and designed, this non-fiction picture book brings a landmark historical event to a new generation. Many people have seen the iconic photograph of Gough Whitlam pouring a handful of red soil into the hands of Vincent Lingiari – a symbol of the legal transfer of Gurindji land back to the Gurindji people – and recognise this as a key moment in the ongoing land rights movement. Freedom Day delves into the events that led up to this moment, and makes a rallying cry for the things that still need to change in its wake. Thomas Mayor co-authors this book with Rosie, Vincent Lingiari’s granddaughter, to bring this vital story to life. The story has been written in close consultation with the Lingiari family.
Author : Janus Adams
Release : 1998
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Freedom Days by : Janus Adams
Download or read book Freedom Days written by Janus Adams. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the heroic individuals, dramatic turning points, and exultant moments of triumph that defined the struggle for Civil Rights in America and independence throughout the African Diaspora. Here are 365 stories that forged the Freedom Days. Freedom Days offers daily affirmation of how acts of faith and daring can and do make a difference. Let these shining examples illuminate your future.
