{"product_id":"lizzie-demands-a-seat-elizabeth-jennings-fights-for-streetcar-rights-9781629799391","title":"Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 1854, Elizabeth \"Lizzie\" Jennings, an African American schoolteacher, fought back when she was unjustly denied entry to a New York City streetcar, sparking the beginnings of the long struggle to gain equal rights on public transportation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth \"Lizzie\" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied entry, assaulted, and threatened all because of her race--even though New York was a free state at that time. Lizzie decided to fight back. She told her story, took her case to court--where future president Chester Arthur represented her--and won  Her victory was the first recorded in the fight for equal rights on public transportation, and Lizzie's case set a precedent. Author Beth Anderson and acclaimed illustrator E. B. Lewis bring this inspiring, little-known story to life in this captivating book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Calkins Creek Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629799391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019 pg. 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2019 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e507860 \/ Lizzie Demands a Seat! Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beth Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663178854556,"sku":"9781629799391","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_87081198-ce85-439e-b6a9-ab0428172092.jpg?v=1603903709","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lizzie-demands-a-seat-elizabeth-jennings-fights-for-streetcar-rights-9781629799391","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}