Locked up for freedom, civil rights protesters at the Leesburg Stockade, Heather E. Schwartz
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Locked up for freedom, civil rights protesters at the Leesburg Stockade, Heather E. Schwartz
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-62) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 10-14
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Locked up for freedom
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
966631989
resource.readingGradeLevel
Grades 4-6
Responsibility statement
Heather E. Schwartz
Sub title
civil rights protesters at the Leesburg Stockade
Summary
"In 1963, more than 30 African American girls, ages 11-14, were arrested for taking part in Civil Rights protests in Americus, Georgia. Then came a greater ordeal: confinement in a Civil-War-era stockade."--Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Life as usual -- Movement toward change -- Under arrest! -- Inside Leesburg Stockade -- Doing time -- Power in pictures -- Going home -- Life after Leesburg
Target audience
adolescent
resource.variantTitle
Civil rights protesters at the Leesburg Stockade
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- Prisons -- Georgia -- Leesburg (Lee County) -- Young adult literature
- African American prisoners -- Georgia -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Young adult literature
- Leesburg (Lee County, Ga.) -- History -- 20th century -- Young adult literature
- African American civil rights workers -- Georgia -- Young adult literature
- Civil rights demonstrations -- Georgia -- Americus -- Young adult literature
- African Americans + Civil rights -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century -- Young adult literature
- Civil rights movements -- Georgia -- Young adult literature
- African American girls -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century -- Young adult literature
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- Prisons -- Georgia -- Leesburg (Lee County) -- Young adult literature
- African American prisoners -- Georgia -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Young adult literature
- Leesburg (Lee County, Ga.) -- History -- 20th century -- Young adult literature
- African American civil rights workers -- Georgia -- Young adult literature
- Civil rights demonstrations -- Georgia -- Americus -- Young adult literature
- African Americans + Civil rights -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century -- Young adult literature
- Civil rights movements -- Georgia -- Young adult literature
- African American girls -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century -- Young adult literature
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