Cline-Ransome, Lesa creator author. Flint, Gillian illustrator. text Biographies nyu 2021 monographic eng

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51 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. "Before Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin made the same choice. She insisted on standing up--or in her case, sitting down--for what was right, and in doing so, fought for equality, fairness, and justice." -- Amazon.com. Born famous -- Why aren't Black people treated as equals? -- Why Delphine? -- Just because I'm Black? -- What happens next? -- Who wouldn't cry? -- How you can persist. juvenile Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; Interior illustrations by Gillian Flint "Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Title page. "Based on the bestselling picture book series by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references pages : 51 Colvin, Claudette 1939- Juvenile literature African Americans Alabama Montgomery Biography Juvenile literature African American civil rights workers Alabama Montgomery Biography Juvenile literature 323.092 9780593115848 PPAK 221101 eng