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Carter G Woodson Honor Books

The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
picture • 40 Pages
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
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Book #1

The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial

Written by Susan E. Goodman & illustrated by E. B. Lewis
6 - 9
Reading age
40
Page count
35
Words per page
Jan 5, 2016
Publication date
Physical book
$17.99
$16.97

Summary

2017 Orbis Pictus Honor Book 2017 Jane Addams Peace Association Honor Book 2017 Teachers’ Choice Pick, International Literacy Association An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book of 2017 In 1847, an African American girl named Sarah Roberts attended school in Boston. One day she was told she could never come back. She didn’t belong. The Otis School was for white children only. The Roberts family fought this injustice and made history. Roberts v. City of Boston was the first case challenging our legal system to outlaw segregated schools. Sometimes even losing is a victory.  They lost their case but Sarah’s cause was won when people, black and white, stood together and said, No more. Now, right now, it is time for change! With gorgeous art from award-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis, The First Step is an inspiring look at the first lawsuit to demand desegregation–long before the American Civil Rights movement, even before the Civil War. Backmatter includes: An integration timeline, bios on key people in the book, list of resources, and author’s note.

Carter G Woodson Honor Series

1 book
picture • 40 Pages
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
Physical book
$17.99$16.97
YearTitlePages
2016The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial40

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