01221cam a2200229 4500 1147899804 TxAuBib ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781629795867 1629795860 TxAuBib Brimner, Larry Dane, author. Twelve days in May : freedom ride 1961 / Larry Dane Brimner. First Edition. Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek Books, [2017] 111 pages ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ""On May 4, 1961, a group of thirteen black and white civil rights activists launched the Freedom Ride, aiming to challenge the practice of segregation on buses and at bus terminal facilities in the South. The Ride would last twelve days, and as the riders traveled deeper into the South, they encountered increasing violence and opposition""--Amazon. 1080L Lexile. African Americans Civil rights Southern States History 20th century Juvenile literature. Civil rights movements Southern States History 20th century Juvenile literature.