If you lived at the time of Martin Luther King
By: by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Anna Rich.
Contributors: Rich, Anna, 1956-, ill.
Edition: New and updated.
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780590425827; 9780606058841
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Juvenile literature; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature; United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Cecilia Bard Multicultural Library for Peace
Description: This book focuses on the Civil RightssMovement of the 1950s and 1960s. Full-color art and an engaging question-and-answer format help children learn what it was like to participate in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, stage a sit-in at a lunch counter, join the famous March on Washington, and more.
Notes: Cecilia Bard Multicultural Library for Peace.
Table of contents: title: What was segregation?; title: Did black and white children go to different schools?; title: Did black and white children play together?; title: What else was segregated?; title: What did the government say about segregation?; title: What happened in 1954?; title: What did segregationists think about the Supreme Court decision?; title: Was segregation the same in the north and the south?; title: When did the civil rights movement begin?; title: How did the Montgomery bus boycott start?; title: How did people get to work or school?; title: What did the city officials and white people of Montgomery do about the boycott?; title: Does the protest like the bus boycott have a special name?; title: What were the sit-ins?; title: Were there other protests?; title: What were the freedom rides?; title: Why did some protesters believe it was important to go to jail?; title: Were children involved in civil rights protests?; title: Were there special protest songs?; title: What did segregationists say about the civil rights movement?; title: What was the March on Washington?; title: What was "freedom summer"?; title: Did everyone agree with Martin Luther King?; title: Why did Martin Luther King think voting was so important?; title: Did the U.S. government help the civil rights movement?; title: Did Martin Luther King fight only for civil rights?; title: Was the civil rights movement successful?; title: Did the civil rights movement end when Martin Luther King was killed?; title: What's left to be done?; title: Important dates in the civil rights movement in the time of Martin Luther King; title: Places to visit; title: Song "We shall overcome".