The first step how one girl put segregation on trial
Shares the story of Sarah Roberts and her 1847 case petitioning that she be allowed to attend a white school, explaining how her heroic efforts established key precedents and paved the way for civil rights advancements.
| Main Author: | Goodman, Susan E., 1952- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Lewis, Earl B. (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Bloomsbury,
2016.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Shares the story of Sarah Roberts and her 1847 case petitioning that she be allowed to attend a white school, explaining how her heroic efforts established key precedents and paved the way for civil rights advancements. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780802737397 (hardcover) 0802737390 (hardcover) 0802737412 9780802737410 0802737420 9780802737427 |
| Author Notes: |
Susan E. Goodman is the author of more than thirty nonfiction books for children, including How Do You Burp in Space? ; See How They Run: Campaign Dreams, Election Schemes, and the Race to the White House ; All in Just One Cookie , an ALA Notable Book; and On This Spot , a Washington Post Top Picture Book of the Year. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts. |