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Call and response : the story of Black Lives Matter  Cover Image Book Book

Call and response : the story of Black Lives Matter / by Veronica Chambers with Jennifer Harlan.

Chambers, Veronica. (Author). Harlan, Jennifer. (Added Author).

Summary:

During 2020, widespread protests rooted in the call-and-response tradition of the Black community gained worldwide attention in the wake of high-profile wrongful deaths of Black people. From the founders to watershed moments, follow the activists and organizers on their journeys and discover the ways that protest has been fundamental to American democracy, eventually making meaningful change.

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  • ISBN: 0358573416
  • ISBN: 9780358573418
  • Physical Description: 152 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 21 x 27 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 31.99
Subject: Garza, Alicia, 1981- > Juvenile literature.
Khan-Cullors, Patrisse, 1984- > Juvenile literature.
Tometi, Opal, 1984- > Juvenile literature.
Black lives matter movement > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights > United States > Juvenile literature.
Racism > United States > Juvenile literature.
United States > Race relations > Juvenile literature.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch J 323.1196073 Cha 31681020162012 JNONFIC Available -

Veronica Chambers is the editor for Narrative Projects at The New York Times. She is a prolific author, best known for the New York Times bestseller Finish the Fight!, which was named a best book of the year by The Washington Post, the New York Public Library, and others. Her other works include the critically acclaimed memoir Mama's GirlShirley Chisholm Is a Verb; and the anthologies The Meaning of Michelle—a collection by writers celebrating former first lady Michelle Obama—and Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. Born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn, she writes often about her Afro-Latina heritage. She speaks, reads, and writes Spanish, but she is truly fluent in Spanglish. You can find her online at veronicachambers.com or on Twitter and Instagram @vvchambers.


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