Screen LibraryStreetcar to justice : how Elizabeth Jennings won the right to ride in New York /
"Amy Hill Hearth uncovers the story of a little-known figure in U.S. history in this fascinating biography. In 1854, a young African American woman named Elizabeth Jennings won a major victory against a New York City streetcar company, a first step in the process of desegregating public transpo...
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| Published: |
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
African Americans
> Civil rights
> New York State
> New York
> History
> 19th century
> Juvenile literature
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| Summary: |
"Amy Hill Hearth uncovers the story of a little-known figure in U.S. history in this fascinating biography. In 1854, a young African American woman named Elizabeth Jennings won a major victory against a New York City streetcar company, a first step in the process of desegregating public transportation in Manhattan. This illuminating and important piece of the history of the fight for equal rights, illustrated with photographs and archival material from the period, will engage fans of Phillip Hoose's Claudette Colvin and Steve Sheinkin's Most Dangerous. One hundred years before Rosa Parks ref |
| Carrier Form: | 143 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-111) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780062673602 (hardcover) : 0062673602 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | F128 |
| CLC: | K837.128.5 |
| Call Number: | K837.128.5/G738H |