Evicted! the struggle for the right to vote
This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee's Fayette County Tent City Movement in the late 1950s and reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote. Powerfully conveyed through interconnected stories and told through the eyes of...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers,
[2022]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee's Fayette County Tent City Movement in the late 1950s and reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote. Powerfully conveyed through interconnected stories and told through the eyes of a child, this book combines poetry, prose, and stunning illustrations to shine light on this forgotten history. |
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| Physical Description: | 63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-62). |
| ISBN: | 9781684379798 1684379792 |
| Author Notes: | Charly Palmer is a graphic designer and illustrator and has run a successful design studio with a Fortune 500 clientele. Charly is the illustrator of The Teachers March! , which received four starred reviews, and Mama Africa --a children's book chronicling the life of Miriam Makeba--for which he received the 2018 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award. Visit charlypalmer.com. |
