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Lizzie demands a seat : Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights Cover Image Book Book

Lizzie demands a seat : Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights

Anderson, Beth 1954- (author.). Lewis, Earl B., (illustrator.).

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.

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  • ISBN: 1629799394
  • ISBN: 9781629799391 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, [2020]

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Graham, Elizabeth Jennings 1827-1901

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