Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement
- ISBN-10
- 0792241738
- ISBN-13
- 9780792241737
- Series
- Freedom Riders
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 79
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Author
- Ann Bausum
Description
Offers the true account of two young men who took the risk to venture into the segregated South at the peak of the Civil Rights era to take part as Freedom Riders and fight for equality for all--making their mark and doing their part to change history forever along the way.
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