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...
| Main Author: | Anderson, Beth, 1954- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Lewis, Earl B. (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
African Americans
> Civil rights
> New York (State)
> New York
> History
> 19th century
> Juvenile nonfiction.
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| Summary: |
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 free state at that time. Lizzie decided to fight back. She told her story, took her case to court -- where future president Chester Arthur represented her -- and won! Her victory was the first recorded in the fight for equal rights on public transportation, and Lizzie's case set a precedent. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781629799391 1629799394 |
| Author Notes: |
E.B. Lewis is an award-winning illustrator and fine artist who has illustrated over seventy books for children. He teaches at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Visit eblewis.com. |