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First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial | Susan E Goodman
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The inspiring story of four-year-old Sarah Roberts, the first African American girl to try to integrate a white school, and how her experience in 1847 set greater change in motion. Junior Library Guild Selection 2017 Orbis Pictus Honor BookChicago Public LibraryKids Best of the Best Book 2016A Nerdy Book Club Best Nonfiction Book of 2016An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book of 2017 In 1847, a young African American girl named Sarah Roberts was attending a school in Boston. Then one day she was told she could never come back. She didn't belong. The Otis School was for white children only. Sarah deserved an equal education, and the Roberts family fought for change. They made history. Roberts v. City of Boston was the first case challenging our legal system to outlaw segregated schools. It was the first time an African American lawyer argued in a supreme court. These first steps set in motion changes that ultimately led to equality under the law in the United States. Sarah's cause was won when people--black and white--stood together and said, No more. Now, right now, it is time for change! With gorgeous art from award-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis, The First Step is an inspiring look at the first lawsuit to demand desegregation--long before the American Civil Rights movement, even before the Civil War. Backmatter includes: integration timeline, bios on key people in the book, list of resources, and author's note.
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JackHowley5

This biography introduces young readers to the concepts if social justice using child-centered language

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JackHowley5

“Sometimes you have to take the first step, even when you don‘t know where it will lead.”

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This biography tells the true story of a young girl named Sarah Roberts, whose lawsuit in the 1840s challenged school segregation in Massachusetts, paving the way for future civil rights movements.

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I had never heard of Sarah Roberts or this story before I read this to my 9-year old, and it was a great history lesson. Very detailed, so more appropriate for older elementary school, engaging art, and a fantastic, useful timeline at the end. The author notes also add to this.

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