Bibliograph

Black lives matter, grassroots movement to global phenomenon, by Stuart A. Kallen

Type

Label

Black lives matter, grassroots movement to global phenomenon, by Stuart A. Kallen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 14-18, ReferencePoint Press

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Black lives matter

Nature of contents

bibliography

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

#BlackLivesMatter -- A Force to Be Reckoned With -- Making Demands -- Speaking Truth, Changing Minds

Target audience

juvenile

Classification