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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Documents the heroic 1961 campaign of the civil rights activists known as the "Freedom Riders," describing their peaceful protests to raise awareness about unconstitutional segregation and the increasing violence they endured as they traveled south.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
NC 1190L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Racial bombings were so frequent in Birmingham that they became known as “Bombingham.” Until September 15, 1963, these attacks had been threatening but not deadly. On that Sunday morning, however, a blast in the 16th Street Baptist Church ripped through the exterior wall and claimed the lives of four girls. The church was the ideal target for segregationists, as it was the rallying place for Birmingham's African American community, Martin Luther...
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