Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York
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Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York
By Amy Hill Hearth
Edition
Hardcover edition
PublisherHarperCollinsImprintGreenwillowISBN
9780062673602
Awards and Honors2019 Septima Clark Book Award Winner
ALSC Notable Children's Books - 2019 CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Historical People, Places, and Events
Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York
In 1854, a young African American woman named Elizabeth Jennings won a major victory against a New York City streetcar company, a first step in the process of desegregating public transportation in Manhattan. Language notes. Bibliography. Source notes. Author’s note. Suggested reading. Time line. Important locations. Index. Black-and-white period photographs, illustrations, maps, and reproductions of artifacts.
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