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Freedom on the Menu - by Carole Boston Weatherford (Paperback)

Freedom on the Menu - by  Carole Boston Weatherford (Paperback)
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Last Price: 5.99 USD

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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>After four courageous black teens sat down at a lunch counter in the segregated South of 1960, the reverberations were felt both far beyond and close to home. This insightful story offers a child's-eye view of this seminal event in the American Civil Rights Movement. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>There were signs all throughout town telling eight-year-old Connie where she could and could not go. But when Connie sees four young men take a stand for equal rights at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, she realizes that things may soon change. This event sparks a movement throughout her town and region. And while Connie is too young to march or give a speech, she helps her brother and sister make signs for the cause. Changes are coming to Connie's town, but Connie just wants to sit at the lunch counter and eat a banana split like everyone else.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Simple and straightforward, the first-person narrative relates events within the context of one close-knit family. (Booklist)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Carole Boston Weatherford lives in High Point, North Carolina.

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