Claudette Colvin (born Claudette Austin; September 5, 1939) is an American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aide. On March...
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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice is a 2009 young adult nonfiction book by Phillip Hoose, recounting the experiences of Claudette Colvin in Montgomery...
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honors. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2009) is a nonfiction account for young adults. It features Claudette Colvin as...
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and justice buried, but one day they will rise again. We must live and face death if necessary with that hope". Phillip Hoose, Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward...
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again in 2014 and 2018. He was challenged in the Democratic primary just twice: in 1992 and 2008. In 1992, he defeated State Representative Mable Thomas...
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ISBN 978-0-8108-8037-5. Phillip Hoose (21 December 2010). Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice. Square Fish. pp. 95–. ISBN 978-0-312-66105-2. "Browder...
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Hoose (1947– ), award-winning children's book author of Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Kathryn Lasky (1944– ), children's book author of Guardians...
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teachers and book reviewers. They read the books on their own time, then meet twice a year for closed discussions. Any book that qualifies is eligible; it does...
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Judy Blundell What I Saw and How I Lied 2009 Phillip Hoose Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2010 Kathryn Erskine Mockingbird 2011 Thanhha Lai Inside...
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University Press. ISBN 978-1-4399-0519-7. Hoose, Phillip (2009). Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice. New York: Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux....
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Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady David Bergen Brophy Winner Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Phillip Hoose Finalist Just Another Hero Sharon Draper Finalist...
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section, August 17, 2014 • Hoose, Phillip H. (2009). Claudette Colvin – Twice Toward Justice. New York City: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-31322-7...
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Book Awards Two authors have won two Children's or Young People's awards twice. Lloyd Alexander won for The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian (1971)...
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Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream Finalist Phillip Hoose Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Candace Fleming The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous...
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Floca Moonshot: The Flight Of Apollo 11 Phillip Hoose — Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2011 Sy Montgomery Nic Bishop Kakapo Rescue: Saving the...
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by Andy Comins The Frog Scientist Winner Phillip Hoose Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Finalist Larry Smith I Can't Keep My Own Secrets Elizabeth...
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time this happened – for example, Parks was inspired by 15-year-old Claudette Colvin doing the same thing nine months earlier – but the Parks act of civil...
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members of the ultimately successful Browder v. Gayle 1956 lawsuit (Claudette Colvin, Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald, and Mary Louise Smith) who were arrested...
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indigenous peoples, and introduced Quechan Indian tribal nation leader Claudette White, who joined in the performance of a traditional song. After the...
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December 1, 1955, nine months after a 15-year-old high school student, Claudette Colvin, refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a public bus in...
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enforcement officials initially decried the violence against Till and called for justice, they responded to national criticism by defending Mississippians, giving...
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joined the Christadelphian Church toward the end of his life. Johnson was influenced in his positive attitude toward Jews by the religious beliefs that...
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Hill Publishers. ISBN 978-1-57587-083-0. Jones, Doug (2019). Bending Toward Justice: The Birmingham Church Bombing that Changed the Course of Civil Rights...
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within African American and Muslim communities for his pursuit of racial justice. Malcolm spent his adolescence living in a series of foster homes or with...
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Constitution art. I, sec. 2, cl. 1 May, Gary (April 9, 2013). Bending Toward Justice: The Voting Rights Act and the Transformation of American Democracy...
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martyr in this case" and for the Justice Department to file civil rights charges against Zimmerman. The Department of Justice concluded that there was not...
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involved and is making a $2,000 donation to Keener Baptist Church for its work toward the ceremony. James Reeb Viola Liuzzo Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner...
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and brave", while Carmichael himself led a faction whose direction was toward a path "less regular" and "a lot less friendly". In 1966, the SNCC convened...
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violent toward the officers as they removed her from the premises. The incident was captured on video by onlookers and sparked a public backlash toward the...
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badly that he was hospitalized. The marchers turned and scattered back toward the church. Jackson, his sister, his mother Viola Jackson, and his 82-year-old...
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