CLAUDETTE COLVIN /
Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; Interior illustrations by Gillian Flint
- 51 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- She Persisted (Philomel Books) .
- She persisted (Philomel Books) .
"Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Title page. "Based on the bestselling picture book series by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references pages : 51
Born famous -- Why aren't Black people treated as equals? -- Why Delphine? -- Just because I'm Black? -- What happens next? -- Who wouldn't cry? -- How you can persist.
"Before Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin made the same choice. She insisted on standing up--or in her case, sitting down--for what was right, and in doing so, fought for equality, fairness, and justice." -- Amazon.com.
9780593115848 RM28.50
Colvin, Claudette, 1939- --Juvenile literature
African Americans --Juvenile literature--Alabama--Montgomery--Biography African American civil rights workers --Juvenile literature--Alabama --Montgomery --Biography