{"product_id":"9781684379798","title":"Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eDuncan, Alice Faye; Palmer, Charly\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCalkins Creek\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlist, Goddard Riverside\/CBC Young People's Book Prize for Social Justice \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee's Fayette County Tent City Movement in the late 1950s and reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote. Powerfully conveyed through interconnected stories and told through the eyes of a child, this book combines poetry, prose, and stunning illustrations to shine light on this forgotten history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe late 1950s was a turbulent time in Fayette County, Tennessee. Black and White children went to different schools.  Jim Crow signs hung high. And while Black hands in Fayette were free to work in the nearby fields as sharecroppers, the same Black hands were barred from casting ballots in public elections.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIf they dared to vote, they faced threats of violence by the local Ku Klux Klan or White citizens. It wasn't until Black landowners organized registration drives to help Black citizens vote did change begin--but not without White farmers' attempts to prevent it. They violently evicted Black sharecroppers off their land, leaving families stranded and forced to live in tents. White shopkeepers blacklisted these families, refusing to sell them groceries, clothes, and other necessities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut the voiceless did finally speak, culminating in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which legally ended voter discrimination. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for young readers, teachers\/librarians, and parents interested in books for kids with themes of:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eActivism\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSocial justice\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCivil rights\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBlack history\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Calkins Creek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44213794210047,"sku":"9781684379798","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781684379798_s600x595.jpg?v=1775591457","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781684379798","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}