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Lizzie demands a seat : Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights / Beth Anderson ; illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
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.
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- ISBN: 9781629799391 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1629799394
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Covington Branch | J B G7385a (Text) | 33126023951019 | JBiography | Available | - |
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