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- Tucker, Samuel Wilbert,--Juvenile literature
- Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.)--History--Juvenile literature
- African Americans and libraries--Virginia--Alexandria--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights demonstrations--Virginia--Alexandria--History--Juvenile literature
- Public libraries--Virginia--Alexandria--History--Juvenile literature
- Segregation--Juvenile literature
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| Title Statement | Fight for the right to read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 sit-down strike for library reading equality / by Jeff Gottesfeld & Michelle Y. Green ; illustrated by Kim Holt. |
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| Author | Gottesfeld, Jeff |
| Additional Contributors | Green, Michelle Y |
| Holt, Kim,1968- | |
| Publication | Berkeley: Creston Books,[2025]©2025 |
| Extent of Item | 1 volume (unpaged) |
| ISBN | 9781954354333 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr08031311 |
| Audience & Ratings | 007-013. |
| Summary | "Decades before the Civil Rights Movement, Samuel Wilbert Tucker, a Black lawyer in Virginia, organized a peaceful read-in at the local public library, which was segregated. He wanted to affirm the right of everyone to use the library. Thanks to efforts like his, we can all sit at a table, any table, pick up a book, any book, and read"-- |
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| By Topic | African Americans and libraries--Juvenile literature--Virginia--Alexandria |
| Civil rights demonstrations--Juvenile literature--History--Virginia--Alexandria | |
| Public libraries--Juvenile literature--History--Virginia--Alexandria | |
| Segregation--Juvenile literature | |
| By Name | Tucker, Samuel Wilbert,1913-1990 |
| Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.)--Juvenile literature--History | |
