Streetcar to justice : how Elizabeth Jennings won the right to ride in New York / by Amy Hill Hearth.

"Amy Hill Hearth uncovers the story of a little-known figure in U.S. history in this fascinating biography. In 1854, a young African American woman named Elizabeth Jennings won a major victory against a New York City streetcar company, a first step in the process of desegregating public transportati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hearth, Amy Hill, 1958- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Series:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:
Graham, Elizabeth Jennings, > 1827-1901.
African American women > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Segregation in transportation > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
New York (State) > Race relations > Juvenile literature.
New York (State) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Illustrated children's books.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography
Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Physical Description:143 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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