Lizzie demands a seat! Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights

One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied entry, assaulted, and threatened all because of her race -- even though New York was a f...

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Main Author:	Anderson, Beth, 1954- (Author)
Other Authors:	Lewis, Earl B. (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, [2020]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Graham, Elizabeth Jennings, > 1827-1901 > Juvenile nonfiction. African American women > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Civil rights workers > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. African Americans > Civil rights > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century > Juvenile nonfiction. Segregation in transportation > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century > Juvenile nonfiction. African American teachers > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. New York (State) > Race relations > Juvenile nonfiction. New York (State) > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Biographies > Juvenile. Picture books.