As a new wave of protests sweeps the nation and the world, young
readers will be inspired by these accounts of activists who refused to
be ignored.
This book is right on time.--Nikki Grimes, Children's Literature Legacy
Medal Winner
From music to marches, from sit-ins to walk-outs, activists throughout
history have defended the disenfranchised and demanded reform, refusing
to back down even in the face of violent oppression and overwhelming
opposition. Today, a new generation of activists has arisen, speaking up
in unprecedented numbers against systemic oppression, bias, and
injustice.
Resist!, a collection of 21 brief but comprehensive essays accompanied
by striking artwork and rich supplementary material by Diane Stanley,
reminds us of the activists who came before: the men and women who have
used peaceful resistance and non-violent protests to make their voices
heard.
Featured figures include: Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Woody
Guthrie, Mohandas Gandhi, Irena Sendler, The Hollywood Ten, Claudette
Colvin and Rosa Parks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Greensboro Lunch Counter
Sit-in protestors, Martin Luther King, Jr., Larry Itliong, Dolores
Huerta, Cesar Chavez, Richard Oakes, The Tree-Sitters of Pureora, Father
Luis Olivares, Tank Man, Nelson Mandela, Ryan White, Ai Weiwei, the It
Gets Better Project, The March For Our Lives protestors, and Greta
Thunberg.
Diane Stanley, award-winning author and illustrator of many distinctive
informational books for young people writes with passion and conviction
of the world's greatest activists, past and present, in this book which
is as hopeful as it is inspiring.
