Locked Up For Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters At The Leesburg Stockade
by Heather E. Schwartz /
2017 / English / PDF
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In 1963, more than 30 African-American girls ages 11 to 16 were
arrested for taking part in Civil Rights protests in Americus,
Georgia. They were taken without their families' knowledge to a
Civil War era stockade in Leesburg, Georgia, where they were
confined in unsanitary conditions and exposed to brutal treatment.
Over the following weeks, their commitment to the fight for
equality was put to the test. Combining historical research and
personal interviews with several of the girls, Heather E. Schwartz
brings this true story of the Civil Rights Movement to life.
In 1963, more than 30 African-American girls ages 11 to 16 were
arrested for taking part in Civil Rights protests in Americus,
Georgia. They were taken without their families' knowledge to a
Civil War era stockade in Leesburg, Georgia, where they were
confined in unsanitary conditions and exposed to brutal treatment.
Over the following weeks, their commitment to the fight for
equality was put to the test. Combining historical research and
personal interviews with several of the girls, Heather E. Schwartz
brings this true story of the Civil Rights Movement to life.
