Bibliograph

The girl from the tar paper school, Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement, Teri Kanefield

Type

Label

The girl from the tar paper school, Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement, Teri Kanefield

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The girl from the tar paper school

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

817721642

Responsibility statement

Teri Kanefield

Sub title

Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement

Summary

"Before the Little Rock Nine, before Rosa Parks, before even Martin Luther King Jr. led his March on Washington, there was Barbara Johns, a teenager who used nonviolent civil disobedience to draw attention to her cause."--from back cover

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification