Ticket to Freedom: The Freedom Riders

by Ruth Spencer Johnson

The Supreme Court outlawed segregation in 1954, but it took years of courageous protests to fully integrate the country, especially in the South. In 1961, an interracial group of activists protested southern states' continued segregation by riding together on a bus through the South. These activists were the Freedom Riders, and this play introduces modern readers to their brave, peaceful protest. Historical photographs help readers understand this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1508139857
• ISBN13: 9781508139850
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Rosen Classroom
• Length: 24 Pages
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3