Freedom Riders : John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the front lines of the civil rights movement
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Published
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2006].
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Glencarlyn - Kids Nonfiction
J 323.1196 BAUSU
1 available
J 323.1196 BAUSU
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Glencarlyn - Kids Nonfiction | J 323.1196 BAUSU | Available |
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Published
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2006].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
79 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
UPC
9780792241737
Lexile measure
1090
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 77) and index.
Description
Freedom Riders compares and contrasts the childhoods of John Lewis and James Zwerg in a way that helps young readers understand the segregated experience of our nation's past. It shows how a common interest in justice created the convergent path that enabled these young men to meet as Freedom Riders on a bus journey south. These two young men, empowered by their successes in the Nashville student movement, were among those who volunteered to continue the Freedom Rides after violence in Anniston, Alabama, left the original bus in flames with the riders injured and in retreat. Lewis and Zwerg joined the cause knowing their own fate could be equally harsh, if not worse. The journey they shared as freedom riders through the Deep South changed not only their own lives but our nation's history.
Target Audience
Ages 10-13.
Target Audience
Middle School.
Target Audience
1090,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning,MG,7.8,3.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,7.8.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts!,8.3.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,7.8,3,107660.
Awards
Robert F. Sibert Award Honor Book
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2007
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Lewis, John, -- 1940 February 21- -- Juvenile literature.
Southern States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
Zwerg, Jim, -- 1939- -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Lewis, John, -- 1940 February 21- -- Juvenile literature.
Southern States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
Zwerg, Jim, -- 1939- -- Juvenile literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bausum, A. (2006). Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the front lines of the civil rights movement . National Geographic.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bausum, Ann. 2006. Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg On the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement. National Geographic.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bausum, Ann. Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg On the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement National Geographic, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bausum, Ann. Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg On the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement National Geographic, 2006.
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