Awards and Honors2012 Robert F. Sibert Medal Honor; ALA Notable Children’s Book 2012, Older; Booklist Top 10 Black History Books for Youth: 2012; Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books of 2011; 2012 NCSS Carter G. Woodson Book Award, Secondary Level
Black and White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor
Segregationist Bull Connor’s scare tactics didn’t faze Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth—he had already been bombed, beaten, and threatened in pursuit of civil rights. Author’s note. Further information. Source notes. Index. Black-and-white photographs and memorabilia. Full-color photographs.
Title alpha Black and White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor
Level History High
Pages Count 80
Genre Nonfiction
Topics The Ku Klux Klan. Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth (1922-2011 ). Birmingham, Alabama. The civil rights movement. Bombings. Preaching. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Jim Crow. The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Eugene "Bull" Connor (1897-1973). Political office. The United States Supreme Court. The Freedom Rides. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968).
SRC Level 11.500000
SRC Points 7.000000
Lexile 1150L
Trim Size 8 1/2" x 9"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2011-10-31
JLG Release Date Jan 2012
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
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