Lillian's right to vote : a celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 / by Jonah Winter ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans.
2015
PZ7.W75477 Lil 2015 (Mapit)
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Title
Lillian's right to vote : a celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 / by Jonah Winter ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans.
Author
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780385390293 (hardcover)
0385390297 (hardcover)
9780385390286
0385390289
0385390297 (hardcover)
9780385390286
0385390289
Published
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2015]
Language
English
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Call Number
PZ7.W75477 Lil 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification
[E]
Summary
As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the right to vote.
Audience
Ages 5-9.
Awards
Jane Addams Honor, 2016.
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