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Freedom on the Menu : The Greensboro Sit-Ins
Overview
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.
Details
- ISBN-13: 9780142408940
- ISBN-10: 0142408948
- Publisher: Puffin Books
- Publish Date: December 2007
- Dimensions: 8.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.3 pounds
- Page Count: 32
- Reading Level: Ages 6-9
