Works Cited
Boldon, Tonya. (2001). Tell All the Children Out Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America. New York, New York. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. This book is a fabulous first-hand look at what life was like throughout African American history. This book displays feeling and allows the reader to get a true understanding of what life was like. It also contains abundant photographs of African American children.
Horton, J., Horton, L. (2001). Hard Road to Freedom the Story of African America. New Brunswick, Rutgers UP. A detailed book about African American history beginning with African and ending with looking into the millennium. This book gives a great overview of each time period and is easy to navigate through to find pertinent information.
Morgan v Commonwealth of Virginia, 328 U. S. 373 (1946). Irene Morgan boarded a bus in Glouster County, Virginia. When asked by the bus driver to move to the back, Morgan refused and was arrested. This case is important in particular because it occurred in Virginia and Morgan's decision to refuse to move to the back of the bus was the opposite of what Josias did in Mississippi Bridge.
Sullivan, H. (2001). Civil Rights and Liberties: Provocative Questions and Evolving Answers. New Jersey. Prentice Hall. An excellent book in seeking answers or explanations to many questions dealing with Civil Rights and Liberties.
DeLange, J. (1997). Opening Doors to Social Studies with Children's Literature. Retrieved July, 27, 2005 from the World Wide Web: http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-literature/delange.html This site gives several ideas for lessons to use with Mississippi Bridge. This site gives the idea for Josias' decision making on the bus and the consequences he would face.
The History of Jim Crow. Retrieved July 27, 2005 from the World Wide Web at http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/history/history.htm. This site gives excellent information on the history of Jim Crow. It provides historical reviews about how Jim Crow laws were created, how people survived, what is was like to exist during this time, escaping Jim Crow segregation laws and the transition from segregation to the Civil Rights Movement.
Richmond Public Schools. Retrieved August 8, 2005 from the World Wide Web at http://www.richmond.k12.va.us. The Richmond Public Schools website where you can find information about each school in the city and recent news and events.
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