Freedom Summer For Young People

Freedom Summer For Young People
Bruce Watson
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17 Sep 2020 UK
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9781644210109
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In the summer of 1964, as racial tensions reached a fever pitch in the United States, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent more than seven hundred college students to Mississippi to help black citizens register to vote. Less than twenty-four hours after they arrived, three volunteers went missing, presumed victims of the Ku Klux Klan. It was a sinister start to what should have been a peaceful mission, and it was only the beginning. In the days and weeks that followed, volunteers and their allies faced intimidation, threats, and violence from locals who didn't believe blacks should have the right to vote. Still they continued their work, never wavering in their commitment to justice and their belief that a fairer future was possible. What came to be known as Freedom Summer brought out the worst in its citizens, but also the best, and contained within these pages are powerful stories of everyday people fighting for freedom. Following several individual volunteers and culminating in the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Freedom Summer for Young People is a riveting account of a decisive moment in American history, sure to move and inspire readers.
"A searing account of the difficulties of affecting change in a state that persistently held onto racial inequality and division. ... Moving personal stories of volunteers who wanted to make a difference and found themselves changed forever round out this narrative that provides a valuable level of intimacy for readers. An in-depth look that contributes to understanding a violent painful chapter in recent history." --Kirkus Reviews

"Here is the whole story of the young people who risked their lives for freedom that terrible, wonderful summer of 1964--and the disenfranchised Mississippians who risked their lives simply by being black. It's history that will make your blood boil. This page-turner should be required reading for every student." --Patricia Hruby Powell, author ofLoving vs. Virginia, Lift As You Climb, andSibert Honor Book Josephine

"Compelling, comprehensive, and immensely readable, Freedom Summer for Young Peopleinvites readers to confront a grim historical moment and to witness the courage of people who risked everything, even their lives, for the sake of racial equality in Mississippi. If you think you don't need yet another book about the Freedom Summer, you're wrong." --Chris Crowe, author of Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case

Bruce Watson's previous books include Sacco and Vanzetti, a finalist for the Edgar Award, and Bread and Roses, a New York Public Library Book to Remember. His journalism has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, Smithsonian, and Reader's Digest. He lives in Massachusetts.
Rebecca Stefoff has devoted her career to writing nonfiction books for young readers. Her publications include histories, literary biographies, an encyclopedia of maps, and numerous books on science and environmental issues. She has also adapted a number of landmark works in history and science, include Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, Jared Diamond's The Third Chimpanzee, Charles C. Mann's bestselling 1493, Jill Jonnes's Eiffel's Tower, and Ronald Takaki's A Different Mirror for Young People- A History of Multicultural America.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781644210109
Published: 17 Sep 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Seven Stories Press UK
Publisher: Seven Stories Press UK
Format: Paperback
Height: 203mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 400

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