Witnesses to Freedom: Young People Who Fought for Civil Rights
by Belinda Rochelle
Provides an insightful look at the lives of Claudette Colvin, who played a key role... read more
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 1997
Word Count 11,011
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1040L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 16848
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Civil rights
- African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Race relations
- Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements--History
- African Americans--Civil rights--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Activism, Organizing and Creating Change
- Civil Rights Teaching
- Changemakers
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