Bruce Watson

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Freedom Summer for Young People: The Violent Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a DemocracyPaperback, 10 November 2020

Freedom Summer for Young People: The Violent Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy
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Reading Age
Ages: 12
Grade Levels
7
Print Length
448 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Triangle Square
Date Published
10 Nov 2020
ISBN-10
164421010X
ISBN-13
9781644210109

Description

This latest edition in Triangle Square's For Young People series is a gripping account of the summer that changed America.

In the summer of 1964, as the Civil Rights movement boiled over, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent more than seven hundred college students to Mississippi to help black Americans already battling for democracy, their dignity and the right to vote. The campaign was called "Freedom Summer." But on the evening after volunteers arrived, three young civil rights workers went missing, presumed victims of the Ku Klux Klan. The disappearance focused America's attention on Mississippi. In the days and weeks that followed, volunteers and local black activists faced intimidation, threats, and violence from white people who didn't believe African Americans should have the right to vote. As the summer unfolded, volunteers were arrested or beaten. Black churches were burned. More Americans came to Mississippi, including doctors, clergymen, and Martin Luther King. A few frightened volunteers went home, but the rest stayed on in Mississippi, teaching in Freedom Schools, registering voters, and living with black people as equals. Freedom Summer brought out the best and the worst in America. The story told within these pages is of everyday people fighting for freedom, a fight that continues today. Freedom Summer for Young People is a riveting account of a decisive moment in American history, sure to move and inspire readers.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 12
Author:
Bruce Watson
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
10 November 2020
Dimensions:
20.07 x 13.72 x 3.3 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 7
Genre:
African American
ISBN-10:
164421010X
ISBN-13:
9781644210109
Language:
English
Pages:
448
Publisher:
Weight:
362.87 gm

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