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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down | Andrea Pinkney
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It was February 1, 1960. They didn't need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side. This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement. Andrea Davis Pinkney uses poetic, powerful prose to tell the story of these four young men, who followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words of peaceful protest and dared to sit at the "whites only" Woolworth's lunch counter. Brian Pinkney embraces a new artistic style, creating expressive paintings filled with emotion that mirror the hope, strength, and determination that fueled the dreams of not only these four young men, but also countless others.
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elijahwilliams
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Award: Carter G. Woodson
Published: 2011
Author & Illustrator: Andrea Davis Pinkey/ Brian Pinkey
Genre: non-fiction

This is the story of the Woolworths Lunch counter sit-in when four college students staged a peaceful protest that later became of the many defining moments in the struggle for racial equality and the Civil Rights Movement.

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OriginalCyn620
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This book is about the historic Woolworth sit-in on February 1, 1960 in Greensboro, NC.
#civilrightsmovement #auldlangreads

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Kaylasarka

“Be loving enough to absorb evil.“

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Kaylasarka

The illustrations portrayed in this story was amazing as well as I love how they added a bunch of powerful quotes throughout the pages.

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Kaylasarka
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Sit-In: How four friends stood up by sitting down by Andrea Pinkney published in 2010 was such a great read. This story was about segregation and the people who contributed to end it. David, Joseph, Franklin and Ezell refused to get out of their seats at the lunch counter when an officer scolded at them too. Whites only were only allowed to be served so these kids protested and soon protests went around the whole world. They held MLKJ words close.

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Lmstraubie
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The amazing #brianpinkney signing my copy of the tagged book. His illustrations leave me breathless. #pplbookfest #librariansoflitsy #teachersoflitsy #raisingreaders

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BookInMyHands
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On February 1, 1960 four black students defied the "Whites Only" sign at the restaurant in Woolworth's department store and began an important movement in the Civil Rights Movement.
This was a beautiful story. Highlighting Dr King's words throughout, this is an excellent book for grade schoolers to show specific examples of how people turned his words to actions.
#notawhiteprotagonist

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Peddler410

On display with other Bluestem nominees. This will be a good addition to my picture book collection for civil rights study.

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