{"product_id":"freedom-summer-for-young-people-the-violent-season-that-made-mississippi-burn-and-made-america-a-democracy-9781644210109","title":"Freedom Summer for Young People: The Violent Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis latest edition in Triangle Square's For Young People series is a gripping account of the summer that changed America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 1964, as the Civil Rights movement boiled over, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent more than seven hundred college students to Mississippi to help black Americans already battling for democracy, their dignity and the right to vote. The campaign was called \"Freedom Summer.\" But on the evening after volunteers arrived, three young civil rights workers went missing, presumed victims of the Ku Klux Klan. The disappearance focused America's attention on Mississippi. In the days and weeks that followed, volunteers and local black activists faced intimidation, threats, and violence from white people who didn't believe African Americans should have the right to vote. As the summer unfolded, volunteers were arrested or beaten. Black churches were burned. More Americans came to Mississippi, including doctors, clergymen, and Martin Luther King. A few frightened volunteers went home, but the rest stayed on in Mississippi, teaching in Freedom Schools, registering voters, and living with black people as equals. Freedom Summer brought out the best and the worst in America. The story told within these pages is of everyday people fighting for freedom, a fight that continues today. \u003ci\u003eFreedom Summer for Young People\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting account of a decisive moment in American history, sure to move and inspire readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16593969\"\u003eBruce Watson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triangle Square\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644210109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 164421010X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAN\"\u003eYoung Adult Nonfiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAN025220\"\u003eHistory | United States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAN\"\u003eYoung Adult Nonfiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAN051270\"\u003eSocial Topics | Civil \u0026amp; Human Rights\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-YAN\"\u003eYoung Adult Nonfiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-YAN038110\"\u003ePeople \u0026amp; Places | United States | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Watson\u003c\/b\u003e's previous books include \u003ci\u003eSacco and Vanzetti\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Edgar Award, and \u003ci\u003eBread and Roses\u003c\/i\u003e, a New York Public Library Book to Remember. His journalism has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Stefoff \u003c\/b\u003ehas devoted her career to writing nonfiction books for young readers. Her publications include histories, literary biographies, an encyclopedia of maps, and numerous books on science and environmental issues. She has also adapted a number of landmark works in history and science, include Howard Zinn's \u003ci\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e, Jared Diamond's \u003ci\u003eThe Third Chimpanzee\u003c\/i\u003e, Charles C. Mann's bestselling \u003ci\u003e1493\u003c\/i\u003e, Jill Jonnes's \u003ci\u003eEiffel's Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, and Ronald Takaki's \u003ci\u003eA Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Triangle Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493461979373,"sku":"9781644210109","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4768ea2d-a582-4d4f-bf9a-8f02ac0387fe.jpg?v=1700913373","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/freedom-summer-for-young-people-the-violent-season-that-made-mississippi-burn-and-made-america-a-democracy-9781644210109","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}