Resist!
Peaceful Acts That Changed Our World
New York : Holiday House, [2020]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
"A non-fiction look at how activists and artists throughout history have used peaceful protests to change the world for the better"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Harriet Tubman -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton -- Woody Guthrie -- Mohandas Gandhi -- Irena Sendler -- The Hollywood Ten -- Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- The Greensboro lunch counter sit-in -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- Larry Itliong, Dolores Huerta, and César Chávez -- Richard Oakes and the occupation of Alcatraz -- The tree-sitters of Pureora -- Father Luis Olivares and the Sanctuary Movement -- Tank man -- Nelson Mandela -- Ryan White -- Ai Weiwei -- "It gets better" project -- March for our lives -- Greta Thunberg.
Subjects:
Passive resistance -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Civil disobedience -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Protest movements -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Social change -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Passive resistance -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Civil disobedience -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Protest movements -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Social change -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Ages 7-10.
ISBN:
9780823444878
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C SOCIAL SCI Sta | Southeast | Children's NonFiction | In |
"Neal Porter Books."
Includes bibliographical references (page 48) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (page 48) and index.