Bibliograph

The Greensboro lunch counter, what an artifact can tell us about the Civil Rights Movement, by Shawn Pryor

Type

Label

The Greensboro lunch counter, what an artifact can tell us about the Civil Rights Movement, by Shawn Pryor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Intended audience

950L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-11, Capstone Press

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Greensboro lunch counter

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1245957090

Responsibility statement

by Shawn Pryor

Series statement

Artifacts from the American past

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 6.1, 1, 1, 512139

Sub title

what an artifact can tell us about the Civil Rights Movement

Summary

On February 1, 1960, four young black men sat down at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and staged a nonviolent protest against segregation. At that time, many restaurants in the South did not serve Black people. Soon, thousands of students were staging sit-ins across the South, and within six months, the lunch counter at which they'd first protested was integrated. How did a lunch counter become a symbol of civil rights? Readers will find out the answer to this question and what an artifact can tell us about U.S. civil rights history. --Adapted from back cover

Table Of Contents

Taking a stand -- Who, what, why, and where? -- Taking action -- A movement is born -- Spurring change -- Honoring and preserving history -- The Greensboro Four

Target audience

juvenile

Classification