Sit-Ins and Nonviolent Protest for Racial Equality

by Kerry Hinton

In the early 1960s, the civil rights movement brought national attention to the need for equal treatment for African Americans. Activists demonstrated their opposition to unfair Jim Crow laws and racial separation by silently sitting in restaurants and other segregated places. Sit-ins proved that silence and nonviolent resistance can effectively combat injustice. Despite their peaceful intentions, protesters often found themselves targets of people...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538380676
• ISBN13: 9781538380673
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7