Author : Habibah Quddus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781980394440
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (944 download)
Book Synopsis Sit-In and Stand Out with Elizabeth Johnson-Rice by : Habibah Quddus
Download or read book Sit-In and Stand Out with Elizabeth Johnson-Rice written by Habibah Quddus and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brave people don't really know how brave they are until that one special moment asks them to show up and be more than they ever imagined. For Elizabeth Johnson-Rice, that day was February 22, 1960 when she decided to join a peaceful protest to SIT-IN and STAND OUT! This book, Sit in and Stand out with Elizabeth Johnson-Rice rhymes the reasons why she walked into Thalhimers Department store in Richmond, Virginia to sit down at a segregated lunch counter and let the world know she was one of the people who would not stand by and watch injustice happen without acting against it. Elizabeth was a young Virginia Union University student on a mission. She and many other protesters looked racism in the eye that day and made history, together as the Richmond 34. ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATORHabibah Quddus creates art that is full of emotional value. The vivid expression of the story has the ability to give a fun and moving trip into her imagination. In "Sit In and Stand Out", she is able to have the viewer see through the eyes and heart of a young Elizabeth Johnson-Rice and how she felt during her social activism actions in the civil rights era. The simple act of taking a seat and refusing to move is powerful. Young readers are receive a whimsical and artistic point-of-view into a subject that is not, usually, presented in this unique, colorful way.