EVERYDAY PEOPLE, Alice Faye Duncan, 1995 on eBay (end time 16-Jan-10 05:00:19 GMT)

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Author:	Alice Faye Duncan, J. Gerard Smith	Publisher:	Troll Communications Llc
1723687:	0816735034	Subject:	History
ISBN-13:	9780816735037		Modern
Format:	Paperback		--
Publication Year:	1996	Condition:	Very Good
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Synopsis
A photo-esssay about the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. Color and b&w photographs accompany the text, which explores the museum and the history of the civil rights movement.
Size
Height:	12.0 in.
Width:	9.0 in.
Thickness:	0.2 in.
Weight:	2.4 oz.

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A tour of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, pays homage to the people who contributed to the cause of freedom.
Industry reviews
Located in downtown Memphis at the Lorraine Motel the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s murder the National Civil Rights Museum serves as the backdrop for Duncan's (Willie Jerome) concise, accessible history of the civil rights movement (see Children's Books, Jan. 23). The author escorts readers on a tour of the museum's hands-on exhibits, which recreate the settings of such milestones as the 1955 Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott and the 1963 March on Washington, which drew more than 250,000 ``everyday people'' and protestors. Period photos record these events; however, Smith's more recent pictures are likelier to grab readers' attention and make the events of the civil rights movement come alive. He shows, for example, a young visitor to the museum standing beside a statue of Rosa Parks seated on a bus, and a facsimile of a '50s lunch counter, where a group of kids perches opposite realistic-looking statues of demonstrators conducting a sit-in. Duncan's and Smith's informative, affecting collaboration is the next best thing to an actual trip to the museum. Ages 7-11. (Feb.) Bernstein Gr 3-6 An affecting introduction to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN, housed in the historic Lorraine Motel. Its lifelike exhibits re-create scenes and people of the civil rights movement: the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, the Greensboro lunch-counter sit-in, the Freedom Rides, episodes in Birmingham and Selma, and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. For example, children may climb on a bus and sit with a statue of Rosa Parks, listening to the driver's demands that she move to the back of the bus. The outstanding feature of the book is Duncan's simple, but beautiful prose that makes an ugly subject somehow more understandable to youngsters, gives them a realistic view of progress made, and encourages them to work for an even better tomorrow. Exceptionally well-chosen black-and-white news photographs are paired with bright, full-color photos of children interacting with related exhibits. Although a few of the modern ones seem overly posed, they are attractive and do a good job of explaining the interactivity of the museum. Duncan's paean of praise to ``everyday people'' makes it clear that it only takes courage, determination, and unity to make the world a better place. Cindy Darling Codell, Clark Middle School, Winchester, KY Lopate

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Everyday People

Publisher: Troll Medallian, 1995

Description: 64-pg. paperback book.

Author: Alice Faye Duncan

ISBN Number: 0-8167-3503-4

Condition: Good. Some bend marks on spine, shelf wear. Pages clean and white.

Printed by the National Civil Rights Museum. Many color photos. Printed on high gloss paper.

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