Goodman, Susan E. The First Step: How One Girl Put
Segregation on Trial illustrated by E.B. Lewis. PICTURE BOOK. Bloomsburg
Publishing, 2016 $17.99.
Sarah Roberts was a young girl growing up in
Boston at a time when segregation in schools was enforced. Despite being
a girl of color, Sarah's parents enrolled her in one of the finest school's in
Boston, the Otis School. A school for white children. Sarah attended the
school until city officials discovered her enrollment and had her
removed. Angry at the unfairness, Sarah's parents hired an attorney to
fight for Sarah and equality for all children in education. Although
Sarah's case did not change the law at that time, it brought the injustice to
the attention of many people and later aided and inspired another girl to fight
for and win her right to a good education.
This was a wonderfully written
and illustrated story about the struggle to bring equal rights to all seeking an
education. Sarah's heartbreaking and inspirational story will resonate
with young readers as they are reminded of the freedoms many children had to
fight for.
EL--ESSENTIAL Gina, Media Specialist
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