Saturday, March 13, 2010

Sit-in: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Pinkney

sitin Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Pinkney
Little, Brown
February 2010
Unpaged

Summary
It was February 1, 1960. They didn't need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side. This picture book is a celebration of the 50 th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement.

1 comment:

  1. Loved how this brought the story on a level that younger readers could understand without dismissing the pain and suffering the boys endured. I also appreciated the documentation at the end.

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