{"product_id":"evicted-alice-faye-duncan-9781684379798","title":"Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlist, Goddard Riverside\/CBC Young People's Book Prize for Social Justice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee's Fayette County Tent City Movement in the late 1950s and reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote. Powerfully conveyed through interconnected stories and told through the eyes of a child, this book combines poetry, prose, and stunning illustrations to shine light on this forgotten history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe late 1950s was a turbulent time in Fayette County, Tennessee. Black and White children went to different schools. Jim Crow signs hung high. And while Black hands in Fayette were free to work in the nearby fields as sharecroppers, the same Black hands were barred from casting ballots in public elections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf they dared to vote, they faced threats of violence by the local Ku Klux Klan or White citizens. It wasn't until Black landowners organized registration drives to help Black citizens vote did change begin--but not without White farmers' attempts to prevent it. They violently evicted Black sharecroppers off their land, leaving families stranded and forced to live in tents. White shopkeepers blacklisted these families, refusing to sell them groceries, clothes, and other necessities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the voiceless did finally speak, culminating in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which legally ended voter discrimination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for young readers, teachers\/librarians, and parents interested in books for kids with themes of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eActivism\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSocial justice\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCivil rights\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBlack history\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Faye Duncan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1684379792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684379798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Calkins Creek Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 8.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e515814 \/ Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 74","brand":"Alice Faye Duncan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053330297087,"sku":"9781684379798","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c35b5e6-e5fd-4a49-9920-9517909f46ba.jpg?v=1685023750","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/evicted-alice-faye-duncan-9781684379798","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}