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Lillian's right to vote : a celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 /

As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the rig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winter, Jonah, 1962-
Other Authors: Evans, Shane (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Voting > Fiction.
African Americans > History > Fiction.
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Voting > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > History > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans.
Voting.
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Summary:As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the right to vote.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:Ages 5-9.
Awards:American Library Association Notable Children's Bk
ISBN:9780385390286 (alk. paper)
0385390289 (alk. paper)
9780385390293 (glb : alk. paper)
0385390297 (glb : alk. paper)