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Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin

Phillip Hoose

4.4(5)on Hardcover

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On March 2, 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. In her own words, Claudette gives a detailed look at segregated life in 1950s Memphis and the start of the civil rights movement.

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OL Work ID
OL21736027W

Subjects

African americans, biographyAfrican americans, biography, juvenile literatureCivil rights workersCivil rights workers, juvenile literatureAfrican americans, segregationMontgomery (ala.), race relationsAlabama, juvenile literatureWomen, united states, biographyWomen, biography, juvenile literatureaward:Sibert_awardaward:Newbery_award

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