Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961

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Synopsis
On May 4, 1961, a group of thirteen black and white civil rights activists launched the Freedom Ride, aiming to challenge the practice of segregation on buses and at bus terminal facilities in the South. The Ride would last twelve days. Despite the fact that segregation on buses crossing state lines was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1946, and segregation in interstate transportation facilities was ruled unconstitutional in 1960, these rulings were routinely ignored in the South. The thirteen Freedom Riders intended to test the laws and draw attention to the lack of enforcement with their peaceful protest. As the Riders traveled deeper into the South, they encountered increasing violence and opposition.

Noted civil rights author Larry Dane Brimner relies on archival documents and rarely seen images to tell the riveting story of the little-known first days of the Freedom Ride. With author’s note, source notes, bibliography, and index.

*Winner of the 2018 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award

Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781629799179
Related ISBNs:
9781629795867
Publisher:
Boyds Mills Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Larry Dane Brimner
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Nonfiction
Grade Levels:
Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Reading Age:
10–18
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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