Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
by Freedman, Russell
ALA Notable/Best BooksJames Madison Award/Honor BookSLJ Best BookCarter G. Woodson Award/HonorFlora Stieglitz Straus AwardJane Addams Book Award Finalist/Winner BNCTE Orbis Pictus Award/Honor BookALA Best Book for Young Adults
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AR Book Level
7.7
AR Points
3
Word Count
17,804
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
107528 EN
About this book
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus and give up her seat to a white man. This refusal to give up her dignity sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, a yearlong struggle and a major victory in the civil rights movement.
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