Justice Rising Av Katheryn Russell-Brown

<b>A celebration of twelve Black women who were pivotal to the civil rights movement and the fight for justice and equal rights in America.</b><br><br>You''ve heard the names Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King, but what about the many other women who were crucial to the civil rights movement?<br> <br>Told through twelve short biographies, this book celebrates just some of the many Black women--each of whom has been largely underrepresented until now--who were instrumental to the nation''s fight for civil rights and the contributions they made in driving the Movement forward.<br> <br>An empowering, eye-opening look at how one person can impact greater change, this book is both a conversation starter and much-needed history lesson for our modern world.<br>