Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner "An engaging and accessible account" for young readers about the...
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Author: Larry Dane Brimner
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Language: English
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Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961 by Brimner, Larry Dane

Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961

CHF 24.87

Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961

CHF 24.87
Author: Larry Dane Brimner
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner

"An engaging and accessible account" for young readers about the Freedom Riders who led the landmark 1961 protests against segregation on buses (School Library Journal)

On May 4, 1961, a group of thirteen black and white civil rights activists launched the Freedom Ride, aiming to challenge the practice of segregation on buses and at bus terminal facilities in the South.

The Ride would last twelve days. Despite the fact that segregation on buses crossing state lines was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1946, and segregation in interstate transportation facilities was ruled unconstitutional in 1960, these rulings were routinely ignored in the South. The thirteen Freedom Riders intended to test the laws and draw attention to the lack of enforcement with their peaceful protest. As the Riders traveled deeper into the South, they encountered increasing violence and opposition.

Noted civil rights author Larry Dane Brimner relies on archival documents and rarely seen images to tell the riveting story of the little-known first days of the Freedom Ride.



Author: Larry Dane Brimner
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 10/24/2017
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 10.10h x 9.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781629795867
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 194620 / Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961


Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2017 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
School Library Journal 09/01/2017 pg. 167
Publishers Weekly 09/18/2017
Booklist 10/15/2017 pg. 38
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2017 pg. 118
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Larry Dane Brimner is the award-winning author of a number of civil rights and social justice titles, including We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustin, Birmingham Sunday, Black & White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene Bull Connor and STRIKE! The Farm Workers' Fight for Their Rights. He is also the author of The Rain Wizard: The Amazing, Mysterious, True Life of Charles Mallory Hatfield. He lives in Tucson, Arizona, and San Diego, California. Visit brimner.com.

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