The Split History of the Civil Rights Movement: Activists' Perspective/Segregationists' Perspective

by Nadia Higgins

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075654792X
• ISBN13: 9780756547929
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Compass Point Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.7" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9