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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Published: 01/01/2014
ISBN: 9780756547929
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.70w x 0.20d

Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 142 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 176724 / Split History of the Civil Rights Movement
Reading Level: 6.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1