Lizzie demands a seat, Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights, Beth Anderson ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis
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Lizzie demands a seat, Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights, Beth Anderson ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
individual biography
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illustrations
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no index present
Intended audience
570L, Lexile
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Lizzie demands a seat
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1134620715
Responsibility statement
Beth Anderson ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, LG, 3.7, 0.5, 0.5, 507860
Sub title
Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights
Summary
One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied entry, assaulted, and threatened all because of her race -- even though New York was a free state at that time. Lizzie decided to fight back. She told her story, took her case to court -- where future president Chester Arthur represented her -- and won! Her victory was the first recorded in the fight for equal rights on public transportation, and Lizzie's case set a precedent
Target audience
juvenile
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- Biographies
- Civil rights workers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American teachers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Segregation in transportation -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Black people + Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Biography
- African American women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- New York (State) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Graham, Elizabeth Jennings, 1827-1901 -- Juvenile literature
- Minority groups + Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- New York (State) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- BIPOC -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Black people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- BIPOC + Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Minority groups -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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- Subject17
- Biographies
- Civil rights workers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American teachers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Segregation in transportation -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Black people + Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Biography
- African American women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- New York (State) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Graham, Elizabeth Jennings, 1827-1901 -- Juvenile literature
- Minority groups + Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- New York (State) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- BIPOC -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Black people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- BIPOC + Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Minority groups -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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