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Gr 2–5—This gentle, reflective book shares a story of the civil rights movement, one that is perhaps less known but no less powerful than many others. Huntsville, AL, was considered a space center, with NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center and a few supporting satellite companies in the area, and the call for change that was sweeping through the South followed a slightly different path in this town. Bass shares how African Americans looking for change pursued many of the same avenues that were used t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this welcome story of nonviolent protests in early 1960s Jim Crow–era South, black residents of Huntsville, Alabama, organi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

An engaging and thoughtful presentation of a lesser-known civil rights story. Hester Bass’s use of the present tense grabs readers’ attention and places them in the time period: “Huntsville has escaped the violence that has divided some cities into black and white. However, like a lot of places in America, there are invisible lines not to be crossed.” Concrete examples of segregation highlight injustice: “A girl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More