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S'està carregant… Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961de Larry Dane Brimner
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Has dates and summary of Supreme Court rulings like Brown vs. Board of Education Has timeline of the peoples movements through the south and what they are doing. So one thing they are doing is with the Jim Crow law they still have whites only restroom and blacks only restroom, but the black people went into the whites only bathroom and sat in the whites only part of a diner, and the whites did the same thing in the blacks only section. This is a quick and engaging read, with plenty of specifics. The tension slowly rises as the story unfolds, and I really appreciated the effort that went into distinguishing each person involved as an individual. The photos enhance the story, and I think the layout is particularly effective. Highly recommend for teens or adults. Twelve days in May is a book that holds the different accounts, pictures, and stories of the 13 original freedom riders that were determined to take a bus from Washington D.C. to New Orleans in time to celebrate the anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling. It tells of the different things they did at bus stops along their route, how they interacted on the bus, and how they interacted with people in different cities. The book also contains pictures and descriptions of every rider on the bus and the different communities they passed through. Having a book like this in the classroom may be more beneficial for that of a history/social studies class for use when covering the civil rights and end of segregation. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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For twelve history-making days in May 1961, thirteen black and white civil rights activists, also known as the Freedom Riders, traveled by bus into the South to draw attention to the unconstitutional segregation still taking place. Despite their peaceful protests, the Freedom Riders were met with increasing violence the further south they traveled. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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It's crazy to realize this happened barely 59 years ago. A short enough time ago for the horrible animals (Racists, KKK) to not only still be alive but to have passed on their sick beliefs to their children. (Peep the photo of the kids in the KKK outfits about 50% of the way through the book). There were cops, fbi agents, politicians, etc in this book harassing these protesters and watching the KKK set their bus on fire and beat them to a pulp! How easy we forget that the people sworn to protect, govern and lead us can be some of the most corrupt, angry and abusive. Their horrible beliefs and ideas didn't go away just because they clocked into work nor because of the law changing. To think that still can't be an issue 50 years later is laughable.
Obviously, this book, though short, gave me a lot of feelings and I thank it for that. I would suggest this book to EVERYONE. Even if you usually get bored reading about history, trust me, this book will keep you engaged. ( )