Rise up! : Powerful protests in American history /

In rhyming text, briefly describes twenty-five moments of protest in United States history.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Katz, Rachel C. (Author)
Other Authors:	Bass, Sophie (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Concord, MA : Barefoot Books, 2025.
Subjects:	Protest movements > United States > History. Social justice > United States. Activism > United States. United States > History. Social justice > Juvenile literature. Protest movements > History. Contestation > États-Unis > Histoire > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Justice sociale > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Contestation > États-Unis > Histoire. Justice sociale > États-Unis. États-Unis > Histoire. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Activism & Social Justice. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Social Topics > Civil & Human Rights. JUVENILE NONFICTION > United States > History > Colonial & Revolutionary Periods. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Places > United States. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Social Science > Politics & Government. Informational works. Creative nonfiction. Picture books. Documents d'information. Essais fictionnels.

Table of Contents:

We take action! Boston Tea Party
We sing out! Marian Anderson's Lincoln Memorial concert
We write books! Silent Spring and The Jungle
We make art! Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Nast, sanitation workers' strike, Dorothea Lange, Lewis Hine, The Silent Sentinels, Keith Haring, Voting age protests
Sometimes we start a movement ... Seneca Falls Convention
... And sometimes we continue the work. Dakota Access Pipeline protests
We make laws! Brom and Bett v. Ashley; United States v. Wong Kim Ark; Loving v. Virginia; Obergefell v. Hodges
Sometimes we protest peacefully ... Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins
... But not always. Robert Smalls's escape
Sometimes we protest by showing up ... The Capitol Crawl and first Pride parades
... And sometimes we protest by going away. uprising of the 20,000 and Delano grape strike
Sometimes we protest together ... un-dam the Klamath
... And sometimes a revolution is lonely. Ruby Bridges's school walk
Timeline of events
Map of events
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