Fight for the Right to Read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for Library Reading Equality
Jeff Gottesfeld and Michelle Y. Green, illustrated by Kim Holt
This book recounts Tucker’s life from his childhood in the segregated South through his work as a lawyer who loved reading. In 1939, he organized a sit-in at a segregated library to demand public access to reading. His effort continued through court cases and years of legal struggle, as he pressed for everyone to be able to read in a public library.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
