The girl from the tar paper school : Barbara Rose Johns and the advent of the civil rights movement
by Kanefield, Teri, 1960- (Author)
Summary
Describes the peaceful protest organized by teenager Barbara Rose Johns in order to secure a permanent building for her segregated high school in Virginia in 1951, and explains how her actions helped fuel the civil rights movement. Full description
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