Exploring Civil Rights: The Movement: 1955 Library Edition Yomtov Nel
Exploring Civil Rights: The Movement: 1955 Library Edition Yomtov Nel Key events of the Civil Rights Movement will be brought to life in this exciting and informative new series.The year 1955 saw a…
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Exploring Civil Rights: The Movement: 1955 Library Edition Yomtov Nel
Key events of the Civil Rights Movement will be brought to life in this exciting and informative new series.The year 1955 saw a range of events that brought attention to the civil rights movement. In December, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man while riding on a bus in Alabama. In August, Emmett Till, a Black teenager, was brutally murdered in Mississippi.
These events and more sparked a movement that in the following years would bring Black youth to the forefront of much needed reform in the nation.ABOUT THE SERIES:The years from 1955 to 1965 are at the heart of the civil rights movement--from the Montgomery bus boycott to the Voting Rights Act. Parks' brave action resulted in the year-long Montgomery bus boycott, an event that brought transformational change to the city. The contributions of key activists, including Rosa