Women
Who Dare: Women of the Civil Rights Movement
By Linda Barrett Osborne
Retail: $12.99
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Women
Who Dare: Women of the Civil Rights Movement honors the
contributions of many great women activists who may not have been in
the most visible positions of the movement's leadership, but whose
work was crucial to its survival, growth, and eventual success. Rosa
Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus,
inspiring mass action against segregation; Jo Ann Gibson Robinson
started the boycott of Montgomery's buses by blanketing the city
with flyers the morning after Parks' arrest; Ella Baker was the
first person to run the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and
to bring together the students who formed the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee; Daisy Bates kept the Little Rock Nine in
Central High School; Diane Nash rallied the Freedom Riders when
racist violence threatened to stop them in their tracks. These and
many more daring women are discussed in the context of the key
events of this violent and tumultuous period. Their stories are
accompanied by dozens of historical photographs.
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This is a wonderful little book for Women's History buffs...and anyone
else who wants to learn more about the part women played in the Civil
Rights movement. I stress that the book is small - only 61 pages -
because many history books can be daunting by their size. Text is
broken up by relevant pictures of the time period. I found this
book interesting as well as enlightening. I can't wait to read
more books in the Women Who Dare series. Look for more
reviews!
This one gets five stars...and I recommend you pick up a copy for
your library.
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based on Five Stars.
