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Streetcar to justice how Elizabeth Jennings won the right to ride in New York /

"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 transpo...

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Main Author: Hearth, Amy Hill, 1958-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
Physical Description: 143 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Graham, Elizabeth Jennings, -- 1827-1901 -- Juvenile literature.
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.
African American teachers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Illustrated children's books.
Women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Civil rights workers -- Biography.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Segregation in transportation -- History.
New York (State) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
New York (State) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
New York (State) -- Race relations.
New York (State) -- Biography.

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