Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
by Winter, Jonah
Jane Addams Book Award Finalist/Winner BALA Notable/Best BooksHistorical FictionU.S.Black PeopleJunior Library Guild SelectionMinority RightsJustice/Legal Issues
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AR Book Level
5.6
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1,709
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
175279 EN
About this book
As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls her great-great-grandparents being sold as slaves in front of a courthouse, where only rich, white men were allowed to vote, and the long fight that led to her right and determination to cast her ballot.