Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights by E.B. Lewis, Beth Anderson

Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights

E.B. Lewis, Beth Anderson

32 pages • first pub 2020 (view editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
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In 1854, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings, an African American schoolteacher, fought back when she was unjustly denied entry to a New York City streetcar, sparking the beginnings of the long struggle to gain equal rights on public transportation.One hu...

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