Miles To Go For Freedom: Segregation And Civil Rights In The Jim Crow Years
by Linda Barrett Osborne /
2012 / English / Kindle, EPUB
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Told through unforgettable first-person accounts, photographs,
and other primary sources, this book is an overview of racial
segregation and early civil rights efforts in the United States
from the 1890s to 1954, a period known as the Jim Crow years.
Multiple perspectives are examined as the book looks at the
impact of legal segregation and discrimination on the day-to-day
life of black and white Americans across the country. Complete
with a bibliography and an index, this book is an important
addition to black history books for young readers.
Told through unforgettable first-person accounts, photographs,
and other primary sources, this book is an overview of racial
segregation and early civil rights efforts in the United States
from the 1890s to 1954, a period known as the Jim Crow years.
Multiple perspectives are examined as the book looks at the
impact of legal segregation and discrimination on the day-to-day
life of black and white Americans across the country. Complete
with a bibliography and an index, this book is an important
addition to black history books for young readers.Praise for
Praise forMiles to Go for
Freedom
Miles to Go for
Freedom*STARRED REVIEW*
*STARRED REVIEW*
“A detailed and thought-provoking account of segregation. A
valuable and comprehensive perspective on American race
relations.”
“A detailed and thought-provoking account of segregation. A
valuable and comprehensive perspective on American race
relations.”—Publishers Weekly,
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
starred review*STARRED REVIEW
*STARRED REVIEW*
*“Readers will come away moved, saddened, troubled by this
stain on their country’s past and filled with abiding respect for
those who fought and overcame. Osborne expertly guides readers
through this painful, turbulent time of segregation, enabling them
to understand fully the victims’ struggles and triumphs as they
worked courageously to set things right.”
“Readers will come away moved, saddened, troubled by this
stain on their country’s past and filled with abiding respect for
those who fought and overcame. Osborne expertly guides readers
through this painful, turbulent time of segregation, enabling them
to understand fully the victims’ struggles and triumphs as they
worked courageously to set things right.”
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—Kirkus Reviews,
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
starred review*STARRED REVIEW
*STARRED REVIEW*
*
“The text is elegant and understated. Drawing on personal
interviews, the author provides incidents of everyday racism that
young people will be able to grasp and relate to
immediately.”
“The text is elegant and understated. Drawing on personal
interviews, the author provides incidents of everyday racism that
young people will be able to grasp and relate to
immediately.”
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—School Library Journal,
School Library Journal, starred review
starred review
"Tight, consistent focus, pristine organization, and eminently
browsable illustrations make this middle-school offering a strong
recommendation."
"Tight, consistent focus, pristine organization, and eminently
browsable illustrations make this middle-school offering a strong
recommendation."
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—Bulletin of the Center for Children's
Books
Bulletin of the Center for Children's
Books"Osborne’s book is a well-written
chronicle of the African-American struggle for equal rights in the
United States. The reader will be quickly
engaged."
"Osborne’s book is a well-written
chronicle of the African-American struggle for equal rights in the
United States. The reader will be quickly
engaged."—
—Library Media
Connection
Library Media
Connection