Call and response : the story of Black Lives Matter

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Title:

Call and response : the story of Black Lives Matter

Alternate title:

Story of Black Lives Matter

Story of BLM

Author:

Chambers, Veronica, author.

Harlan, Jennifer, author.

Summary:

During 2020, widespread protests rooted in the call-and-response tradition of the Black community gained worldwide attention in the wake of high-profile wrongful deaths of Black people. From the founders to watershed moments, follow the activists and organizers on their journeys and discover the ways that protest has been fundamental to American democracy, eventually making meaningful change.

Contents:

A transformative summer -- This is what protest looks like -- Three girls who wanted to make the world better -- It started with a love letter -- A moment becomes a movement -- So many ways to be an activist -- A change is gonna come -- What is systemic racism? -- How champions lead -- Lift every voice and sing -- Murals with a message -- The art of protest -- Who's who at a protest -- What people power can do -- Never to young to lead -- In their own words: conversations with Black Lives Matter leaders.

Physical Description:

152 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 x 27 cm

Personal Subject:

Garza, Alicia, 1981-

Khan-Cullors, Patrisse, 1984-

Tometi, Opal, 1984-

Subject Term:

Black lives matter movement.

Black lives matter movement -- History.

Civil rights.

Civil rights movements -- History.

Social movements -- History.