Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protesters at the Leesburg Stockade (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781467785976)

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 War-era 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.

Author: Heather E. Schwartz
ISBN-10: 1467785970
ISBN-13: 9781467785976
Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2017
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.30w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.6
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 190439 / Locked Up for Freedom: Civil Rights Protestors at the Leesburg Stockade


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2017
School Library Journal 09/01/2017
Booklist 09/15/2017 pg. 44
Shelf Awareness 11/17/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory