Nonviolent Resistance in the Civil Rights Movement

Terp, Gail

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Just the Series: Stories of the Civil Rights Movement

Series and Publisher: Stories of the Civil Rights Movement

Annotation: Chronicles the nonviolent protests that took place during the civil rights movement, from the "freedom riders" to the lunch counter sit-ins.

Genre: [Government]

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Catalog Number: #103827

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company

Edition Date: 2016 Release Date: 08/01/15

Pages: 48 pages

ISBN: 1-624-03882-4

ISBN 13: 978-1-624-03882-2

Dewey: 323.1196

LCCN: 2015931580

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
African Ameridans. Civil rights. History. 20th century. Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements. United States. History. 20th century. Juvenile literature.
African Ameridans. Civil rights. History. 20th century.
Civil rights movements. United States. History. 20th century.
United States. Race relations. Juvenile literature.
United States. Race relations.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

Word Count: 4,260

Reading Level: 5.4

Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.4 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 176713 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: 780L

Guided Reading Level: S

This title will inform readers about nonviolent resistance during the civil rights movement. The title will discuss Martin Luther King Jr., who helped organize nonviolent protests, as well as others involved, and the types of nonviolent protests--like sit-ins. Vivid details, well-chosen photographs, and primary sources bring this story and this case to life.

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

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