The Untold Story of Barbara Rose Johns: School Strike Activist (First But Forgotten)

by Nicole A Mansfield (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Most people have heard about the historic school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education. That Supreme Court case actually combined five cases challenging school segregation, and one of them began with a strike organized by 16-year-old Barbara Rose Johns. With key biographical information and related historical events, this Capstone Captivate book uncovers Johns's story and how the strike she led helped bring about the Supreme Court case.
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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781669016106
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication date
August 20, 2023
Series
First But Forgotten
BISAC categories
JUV000000 - Juvenile Fiction | General
Library of Congress categories
History
African American women civil rights workers
Civil rights workers
United States
Civil rights movements
20th century
Race relations
Virginia
African American civil rights workers
Segregation in education
Powell, Barbara Johns

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