Lizzie Demands a Seat
Description
In 1854, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings, an African American schoolteacher, fought back when she was unjustly denied entry to a New York City streetcar, sparking the beginnings of the long struggle to gain equal rights on public transportation.
Awards: A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year; ILA Children’s Book Award Nonfiction Honor; Winner of Bank Street College of Education’s Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for excellence in nonfiction; Chicago Public Library Best Informational Book for Older Readers; Shortlist for inaugural Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice; Finalist, Jane Addams Children’s Book Award.
Activities
Making Change
Sometimes when we want things to change, we have to work with others to advocate, or speak up about fairness. Lizzie showed great courage and perseve...
Use Your Senses
The genre of this book is historical fiction. This means it's about a real event in the past with real people who experienced the event. Use your sen...
Symbols for Lizzie
Lizzie was brave and persevered to make a change so everyone could have equal access to public transportation. She was a hero for equal rights – kind...
