Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York
One hundred years before Rosa Parks’s brave ride in Montgomery, a young African American woman named Elizabeth Jennings Graham took a stand against segregation when she refused to get off a streetcar in New York City. From bestselling author and New York Times reporter Amy Hill Hearth, this fascinating biography about a forgotten Civil Rights activist illuminates a hidden piece of history and will appeal to fans of Phillip Hoose and Steve Sheinkin.
Ages: 7-12
ISBN: 9780062673602
Price: $19.99
Published by: HarperCollins Children's Books
