Back matter details a short history of peaceful protests and defines related terms. Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights by Rob Sanders - A primer for peaceful protest, resistance, and activism from the author of Rodzilla and Pride: The Story. It's a tribute to the potent rhythm of Sanders's text and exuberant cut-paper images by Schorr (Better Together) that the litany never grows wearying in fact, the book relays useful, action-based suggestions as it moves along. Placards that read "#RESIST" and "LOVE IS LOVE" are among the first images in a later spread, a knitter creates a pink hat as she watches an African-American football player take a knee on television. Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights: A Read Aloud Churchill Library 329 subscribers Subscribe 1. Join others in the fight." While some of the suggestions are timeless ("STRIKE," written in big white letters on a black background), and a few illustrations reference specific movements (the 1965 Delano grape strike), much of the book feels timely. 26, 1970, a full 50 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote, 50,000 feminists. Proudly progressive and unabashedly direct, this anthem is dedicated to "those who lost their lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School." Writing in stirring, crisp imperatives, Sanders (Pride) creates a to-do list for change: "Inquire. Womens Strike for Peace and Equality, New York City, Aug.
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