- Colvin, Claudette, 1939-, African American civil rights workers, Race relations, African American teenage girls
Based on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure, skillfully weaving her dramatic story into the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case that would change the course of American history.
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- Author
- Phillip M. Hoose
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 147
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), Melanie Kroupa Books, Square Fish
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780312661052
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