Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York
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Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York
By Amy Hill Hearth
Edition
Hardcover edition
PublisherHarperCollinsImprintGreenwillowISBN
9780062673602
Awards and Honors2019 Septima Clark Book Award Winner <br>
ALSC Notable Children's Books - 2019 <br>
<i>CCBC Choices</i> 2019 Choice: Historical People, Places, and Events
Streetcar to Justice: How Elizabeth Jennings Won the Right to Ride in New York
In 1854, a young African American woman named Elizabeth Jennings won a major victory against a New York City streetcar company, a first step in the process of desegregating public transportation in Manhattan. Language notes. Bibliography. Source notes. Author’s note. Suggested reading. Time line. Important locations. Index. Black-and-white period photographs, illustrations, maps, and reproductions of artifacts.
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