The Split History of the Civil Rights Movement: Activists' Perspective/Segregationists' Perspective (Perspectives Flip Books) - Softcover

Higgins, Nadia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 075654792X ISBN 13: 9780756547929

Publisher: Compass Point Books, 2014

Synopsis

In the 1950s, a black man in the South was expected to lower his eyes when he passed a white man on the street. African-American and white citizens attended separate schools, restaurants, and parks. They were even buried in separate graveyards. That was how traditional Southern society had been for more than 300 years but times were changing. Civil rights workers were demanding equal rights for blacks. The nonviolent activists boycotted buses, flouted Jim Crow laws, staged marches, and filled up jails by the dozen. Meanwhile, the Klu Klux Klan and other white segregationists retaliated with their own protests, harsher laws, and increasingly violent attacks. The Split History of the Civil Rights Movement brings alive both sides of the civil rights movement. Learn about key figures and the strategies of the movement. Then flip the book for the lesser-known story of the segregationists and the motives that spurred their actions.

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About the Author

Nadia Higgins is the published author of more than 70 books for kids and young adults. In addition to weird inventions, she has written about explorers, national parks, outer space, pop stars, and zombies. Higgins lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband and two daughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Compass Point Books
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075654792X
• ISBN 13: 9780756547929
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64