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"Reverend F.D. Reese was a leader of the Voting Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. As a teacher and principal, he recognized that his colleagues were viewed with great respect in the city. Could he convince them to risk their jobs--and perhaps their lives--by organizing a teachers-only march to the county courthouse to demand their right to vote? On January 22, 1965, the Black teachers left their classrooms and did just that, with Reverend Reese leading...
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"Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He went on to serve seventeen terms until his death in 2020....
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John Lewis knew that treating someone differently because of the color of their skin was unfair and wrong. In his early 20s, he decided to do something about it. During the struggle for equal treatment, Lewis faced many beatings and was arrested around 40 times. But he would become one of the most influential leaders in the civil rights movement.
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"In January of 1963, Sharon Robinson turned thirteen the night before George Wallace declared on national television 'segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever' in his inauguration for governor of Alabama. That was the start of a year that would become one of the most pivotal years in the history of America. As the daughter of Jackie Robinson, Sharon had incredible access to some of the most important events of the era, including...
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"Presents information on the Civil Rights Movement in the United States between 1954 and 1968, including background information, key events in the movement, and influential people and groups. Intended for fifth to eighth grade students"--Provided by publisher.
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«De lo único que estaba cansada era de rendirme.» El 1 de diciembre de 1955, Rosa Parks se negó a ceder su sitio a un hombre blanco en un bus segregado, provocando el boicot de los autobuses de Montgomery (Alabama). Un año después, cuando ¬ finalmente este terminó, la segregación en los buses fue declarada inconstitucional, el movimiento por los derechos civiles se convirtió en una causa nacional y Rosa Parks perdió su trabajo. Pero hay...
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