Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories

In this inspiring collection of true stories, thirty African-Americans who were children or teenagers in the 1950s and 1960s talk about what it was like for them to fight segregation in the South-to sit in an all-white restaurant and demand to be served, to refuse to give up a seat at the front of the bus, to be among the first to integrate the public schools, and to face violence, arrest, and even death for the cause of freedom.

"Thrilling...Nothing short of wonderful."-The New York Times

Awards:

( A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
( A Booklist Editors' Choice

Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 12/01/2000
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.03w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9780698118706
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 8468 / Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories

About the Author
Ellen S. Levine is a web producer, writer, editor, and consultant in marketing and publicity.