Fire in the streets
Fire in the streets
About this book
In the aftermath of Dr. King's assassination in 1968, Chicago fourteen-year-old Maxie longs to join the Black Panthers, whether or not her brother Raheem, ex-boyfriend Sam, or her friends like it, and is soon caught up in the violence of anti-war and civil rights demonstrations.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL17981553W
Subjects
Black Panther PartyBrothers and sistersJuvenile fictionRacismFictionUnited StatesCivil rights movementsHistorical fictionSiblingsAfrican AmericansCivil rightsHistory1000blackgirlbooksCivil rights movements, fictionBrothers and sisters, fictionAfrican americans, fictionChicago (ill.), fictionChildren's fiction