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Locked up for freedom

Schwartz, Heather E
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In 1963, more than 30 African-American girls ages 11 to 16 were arrested for taking part in Civil Rights protests in Americus, Georgia. They were taken without their families' knowledge to a Civil Warera stockade in Leesburg, Georgia, where they were confined in unsanitary conditions and exposed to brutal treatment. Over the following weeks, their commitment to the fight for equality was put to the test. Combining historical research and personal interviews with several of the girls, Heather E. Schwartz brings this true story of the Civil Rights Movement to life.

Text Difficulty 5 - Text Difficulty 7|||MG/Middle grades (4th-8th)|||970 Lexile.|||6.6 ATOS Level|||juvenile

Heather E Schwartz.

Electronic reproduction. Minneapolis : 2020. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 26625 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).

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