This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality
by Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Debbie Levy
Description
In 1956, fourteen-year-old Jo Ann Allen is one of twelve African-American students chosen to integrate Clinton High School in Tennessee—an act that unfolds just before the nation’s most famous school desegregation moment. What begins as a fragile promise of change quickly collides with outside interference, turning a community into a battleground and forcing the students to confront fear, doubt, and the cost of being watched. As Jo Ann becomes the group’s spokesperson, she must balance the pressures of national attention with the everyday realities of being a teenager. Grounded in original research and interviews, this award-winning nonfiction tells a deeply human story about courage, resilience, and the ongoing fight for school equality.
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Bloomsbury Children's Books
Published Jan 8, 2019
321 pages
ISBN: 9781681198521
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First Published
2019
Language
eng
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