Bibliograph

When the schools shut down, a young girl's story of Virginia's "lost generation" and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, written by Yolanda Gladden ; as told to Dr. Tamara Pizzoli ; illustrated by Keisha Morris

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When the schools shut down, a young girl's story of Virginia's "lost generation" and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, written by Yolanda Gladden ; as told to Dr. Tamara Pizzoli ; illustrated by Keisha Morris

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

When the schools shut down

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1246226677

Responsibility statement

written by Yolanda Gladden ; as told to Dr. Tamara Pizzoli ; illustrated by Keisha Morris

Sub title

a young girl's story of Virginia's "lost generation" and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision

Summary

Most people think that the Brown vs. Board of Education decision of 1954 meant that schools were integrated with deliberate speed. But the children of Prince Edward County located in Farmville, Virginia, who were prohibited from attending formal schools for five years knew differently, including Yolanda. Told by Yolanda Gladden herself, cowritten by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli and with illustrations by Keisha Morris, When the Schools Shut Down is a true account of the unconstitutional effort by white lawmakers of this small Virginia town to circumvent racial justice by denying an entire generation of children an education. Most importantly, it is a story of how one community triumphed together, despite the shutdown

Target audience

primary

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