Streetcar to justice : how Elizabeth Jennings won the right to ride in New York /

"Amy Hill Hearth uncovers the story of a little-known figure in U.S. history in this fascinating biography. In 1854, a young African American woman named Elizabeth Jennings won a major victory against a New York City streetcar company, a first step in the process of desegregating public transpo...

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Main Author:	Hearth, Amy Hill, 1958- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Graham, Elizabeth Jennings, > 1827-1901. 1800-1899 African American women > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile literature. African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile literature. Civil rights workers > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile literature. African Americans > Civil rights > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature. Segregation in transportation > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature. African American teachers > Biography > Juvenile literature. Illustrated children's books. African American women. Women > Biography. African Americans > Biography. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Social Activists. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Women. JUVENILE NONFICTION > People & Places > United States > African American. African Americans. African Americans > Civil rights. Civil rights workers. Race relations. Segregation in transportation. New York (State) > Race relations > Juvenile literature. New York (State) > Biography > Juvenile literature. New York (State) New York (State) > New York. Biographies. Biography. History. Juvenile works.

Evans: Curriculum Collection (4th floor)

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Call Number:		F128.9.N4 H43 2018

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