Books written by Rachel Tisdale

  • The March on Washington
    The March on Washington

    Supreme Court (suh-PREEM KORT) The highest court in the United States. trade union (TRAYD YOON-yun) A union of workers who are skilled in a particular craft or trade. unjustly (un-JUST-lee) Unfairly. witness (WIT-nes) To watch or be ...

  • The Montgomery Bus Boycott
    The Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Filled with engaging details about the boycott and its social and legal outcomes, this book illuminates one of the most dramatic chapters in American History.

  • The Little Rock Nine
    The Little Rock Nine

    Provided here is an astute account of the violence, threats, and terror the first integrated African American students faced as they forged the way for the acceptance and equal treatment of all races.

  • The Freedom Riders
    The Freedom Riders

    In 1961, a group known as the Freedom Riders organized a trip that spanned several southern states in order to test new desegregation laws.

  • Brown v. Board of Education
    Brown v. Board of Education

    This book traces the effects of slavery, emancipation, and Jim Crow Laws to what became one of the most profoundly important Supreme Court cases in American history.

  • The Woolworth’s Sit-In
    The Woolworth’s Sit-In

    This book takes an unflinching look at the incredible struggles and successes of those who fought these battles to secure their own civil rights.

  • The Montgomery Bus Boycott
    The Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Filled with engaging details about the boycott and its social and legal outcomes, this book illuminates one of the most dramatic chapters in American History.

  • Brown v. Board of Education
    Brown v. Board of Education

    Discusses the events surrounding Brown v. Board of Education and puts the case in its historical context.

  • The Freedom Riders
    The Freedom Riders

    In 1961, a group known as the Freedom Riders organized a trip that spanned several southern states in order to test new desegregation laws.

  • Brown v. Board of Education
    Brown v. Board of Education

    This book traces the effects of slavery, emancipation, and Jim Crow Laws to what became one of the most profoundly important Supreme Court cases in American history.

  • The March on Washington
    The March on Washington

    One of the most memorable events of the Civil Rights Movement was the 1963 March on Washington that involved more than 250,000 participants and that included Martin Luther King Jr.'s masterwork “I Have a Dream” speech.