The girl from the tar paper school
Subtitle: Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement
By: by Teri Kanefield
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781419707964
Subjects: Race relations; Segregation in education; Women civil rights workers; Civil rights movements; Civil rights workers; Juvenile literature; Biography; History
Description: In 1951, witnessing the unfair conditions in her racially segregated high school, Barbara Johns led  the first public walk-out, demanding racial equality in the U.S. and jumpstarting the American civil rights movement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Accelerated Reader MG 7.6 2 2 159626
Table of contents: title: The tar paper shack problem; title: A little child shall lead them; title: The quiet embrace of the woods; title: The time has come; title: Stick with us; title: Reaching for the moon; title: Pupil lashes out at principal; title: A lawsuit is filed and the troubles begin; title: The lost generation; title: "Nothing is as strong as gentleness, nothing as gentle as strength."; title: The birth of the civil rights movement; title: Author's note; title: Select civil rights timeline; title: Endnotes; title: Sources.