A calm, simply-told, easily accessible tale of David, Joseph, Franklin, and Ezell sitting-in at the Woolworth's lunch counter in 1960. Brightly illustrated with Pinkey's usual buzzing black lines amidst watercolor splotches and liberally sprinkled with sayings and truisms, this is more than just an excellent introduction to history: it's a way into a different time. Excellent back matter. --Rhona Campbell
Twenty-four beautifully crafted sonnets evoke Miss Crandall's mid-nineteenth century school in Connecticut: the students' fervor, the local vigilantes, and the school's ultimate fiery end. Subdued illustrations complement this important and little-known story.
Powerful photographs and engaging text chronicle the participation of youth in the violent protests surrounding the 1965 freedom march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. First-hand accounts provide vivid details and convey the fear and excitement of these historic events.
Claudette Colvin, just a teenager in 1955, was the first African-American to refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus—an act of courage that changed her life and helped to change the world.
In 1951, John Stokes, a 19-year-old high school senior, led student strikers protesting the miserable condition of their segregated Virginia high school, an action that led to one of the court cases ending U.S. school segregation.
