Heroes for Civil Rights

Heroes for Civil Rights
By: David A. Adler
Nonfiction
Adler, D. (2009). Heroes for civil rights. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.
This is a great nonfiction book that gives a brief description of each of the following Civil Right's heroes:
- Ralph Abernathy
- Medgar Evers
- Andrew Goodman
- The Greensboro Four
- Fannie Lou Hamer
- Lyndon Baines Johnson
- Martin Luther King Jr. 
- The Little Rock Nine
- Thurgood Marshall
- James Meredith
- Rosa Parks
- Earl Warren
Each page describes information about the hero and what they did for the civil rights effort.  For an example in Rosa Park's section it talks about her bus ride on December 1, 1955.  Rosa Park's refused to give up her seat and was arrested.  This protest lead to the bus boycott. This is a great book with accurate information.


This would be a great book to have in the classroom. When we are discussing the civil rights movement students can look up various people in this book. Lastly students can research important individuals involved in the civil rights movement.  

Favorite Quote:  " Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness." - Martin Luther King Jr.