The Civil Rights Movement

by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

A Step Into History series takes a step into some of the most important moments in history, and discovers how these moments helped shape the world we live in today. African Americans have resisted oppression from the moment they were first enslaved and transported to the "New World" of America in the 1600s. During the 1950s and 1960s, this resistance led to a widespread movement for civil rights in the United States. Readers will find out how the movement began, what obstacles activists faced, what impact the movement had on the country, and much more.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

144 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2018

Reviews

[✧ hayley (the sugar bowl) ✧ · Rating 4 out of 5]

➳ 4 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

informative and super quick and i highly recommend for all ages!!





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[Rebekah · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great jumping off point and WAY more informative than anything that was around when I was a kid. There were some areas that, as an adult, I wanted to see more on or had different views towards, but I hope that feeling would just lead kids into looking deeper.

[Blake Hinderman]

This book is a great short non-fiction book. It was an easy read and well-written. When I was reading it I understood what was going on easily. I prefer non-fiction books over fiction, so I found it interesting.

One thing I enjoyed about this book was that it was full of facts from the civil rights movement. One thing I learned is that black voting rights were strengthened in 1965 and has been called the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever allowed. This book has the dates that the things happen.


If you like shorter books, you would like this book. It is 132 pages long, so it is fairly short. The chapters are three pages long and only two of the pages have words on them.

I learned a lot of things about the civil rights movement. The author of this book writes about different things in history like World war I and two. I’ve also read her book on World War 1 and it was just and interesting and easy.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is fine, but I don’t think it is 4-5 star excellence. It reads like most history overview books - facts - and doesn’t offer anything particularly new or interesting in terms with engaging the reader in the content. The text does not do an adequate job of opening the door to the social emotional experiences (which is HUGE in teaching today) of the people involved beyond using strong adjectives. This book may be a helpful starting reference point but any interaction with it would benefit greatly from layers of experience beyond these pages.

[M. Zimmerschied · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a short sweet introduction to the events and the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. It’s a good resource to use to find the start of the information you want to dig into deeper. I enjoyed it.

[Kaylee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice combination of text and pictures--very well designed. Just enough words to tell a story, just enough to make you want to learn more.

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read for everyone.