Black lives matter, grassroots movement to global phenomenon, by Stuart A. Kallen
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Label
Black lives matter, grassroots movement to global phenomenon, by Stuart A. Kallen
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Intended audience
Ages 14-18, ReferencePoint Press
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Black lives matter
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1196820672
Responsibility statement
by Stuart A. Kallen
Series statement
Being Black in America
Sub title
grassroots movement to global phenomenon
Summary
"Black Lives Matter was founded by activists Cullors, Alicia Garz, and Opal Tometi in 2013 as a hashtag meant to draw attention to the police brutality and racially motivated violence perpetrated against Black people. The group rose to prominence the following year when authorities in Ferguson, Missouri shot a young Black man, Michael Brown, as he walked down the street. Since that time the decentralized movement, which emphasizes local organizing, has been a driving force in thousands of nonviolent civil disobedience protests again systemic racism"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Good trouble -- #BlackLivesMatter -- A force to be reckoned with -- Making demands -- Speaking truth, changing minds
Target audience
juvenile
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Subject
- Racism -- United States
- Racial profiling in law enforcement -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Black lives matter movement + Influence -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Social conditions -- 21st century
- Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- Race relations
- Racial profiling in law enforcement -- United States
- African Americans + Social conditions -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- Black lives matter movement + Influence
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 21st century
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- Racism -- United States
- Racial profiling in law enforcement -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Black lives matter movement + Influence -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Social conditions -- 21st century
- Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- Race relations
- Racial profiling in law enforcement -- United States
- African Americans + Social conditions -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- Black lives matter movement + Influence
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 21st century
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