A dream of freedom : the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1968
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New York : Scholastic, c2004.
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Rapid City Public Library - Non-Fiction - Juvenile
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Published
New York : Scholastic, c2004.
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Book
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160 pages : ill. ; 25 x 28 cm.
Language
English
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9780439576789
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-158) and index.
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In this history of the modern Civil Rights movement, the author focuses on the monumental events that occurred between 1954 (the year of Brown v. the Board of Education) and 1968 (the year that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Beginning with an overview of the movement since the end of the Civil War, McWhorter also discusses such events as the 1956 MTGS bus boycott, the 1961 Freedom Rides, and the 1963 demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama, among others. The author uses interviews she conducted personally with...

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

McWhorter, D. (2004). A dream of freedom: the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1968 . Scholastic.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McWhorter, Diane. 2004. A Dream of Freedom: The Civil Rights Movement From 1954 to 1968. Scholastic.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McWhorter, Diane. A Dream of Freedom: The Civil Rights Movement From 1954 to 1968 Scholastic, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

McWhorter, Diane. A Dream of Freedom: The Civil Rights Movement From 1954 to 1968 Scholastic, 2004.

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