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Protests and demonstrations have spread throughout the United States in recent years. They have pushed for change on women’s rights, racial equality, climate change, gun control, LGBTQI+ rights, and more. And while these marches may seem like a new phenomenon, they are really the continuation of a long line of Americans taking to their feet and raising their voices to cry out for justice.
From the Boston Tea Party to the suffragists, from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to Stonewall, peaceful (and not-so-peaceful) protest has been a means of speaking up and enacting change from the very founding of America. This new collection recounts twelve of the major protests throughout the country’s history, detailing the people behind them, the causes they marched for, and the impact they had.
Note on sources. Index. Black-and-white photographs.
Title alpha Raise Your Voice: 12 Protests That Shaped America
Level Nonfiction Middle
Pages Count 224
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Demonstrations. US history. Protest movements. Political participation. Activism. Boston Tea Party, 1773. Seneca Falls Convention, 1848. Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire and fight for workers’ rights, 1911. Montgomery bus boycott, 1955–1956. March on Washington, 1963. Democratic National Convention, 1968. Stonewall Uprising, 1969. Earth Day, 1970. March against nuclear weapons, 1982. ACT UP, 1987. Women’s March, 2017. Dakota Access Pipeline protests, 2016–2017.
Lexile 1220L
Trim Size 9" x 6"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2020-03-09
JLG Release Date May 2020
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
Nonfiction Middle
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
Knowledge is power, and no other category speaks to this more. The 12 books in this category range from autobiographies to anthropological studies, these nonfiction titles are just right for middle-school readers . . . and ideal for research and classroom support, too.
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