The inspiring story of four-year-old Sarah Roberts, the first
African American girl to try to integrate a white school, and how
her experience in 1847 set greater change in motion. Junior Library
Guild Selection 2017 Orbis Pictus Honor Book Chicago Public
LibraryKids Best of the Best Book 2016 A Nerdy Book Club Best
Nonfiction Book of 2016 An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
of 2017 In 1847, a young African American girl named Sarah Roberts
was attending a school in Boston. Then one day she was told she
could never come back. She didn’t belong. The Otis School was for
white children only. Sarah deserved an equal education, and the
Roberts family fought for change. They made history. Roberts v.
City of Boston was the first case challenging our legal system to
outlaw segregated schools. It was the first time an African
American lawyer argued in a supreme court. These first steps set in
motion changes that ultimately led to equality under the law in the
United States. Sarah’s cause was won when people--black and
white--stood together and said, No more. Now, right now, it is time
for change! With gorgeous art from award-winning illustrator E. B.
Lewis, The First Step is an inspiring look at the first lawsuit to
demand desegregation--long before the American Civil Rights
movement, even before the Civil War. Backmatter includes:
integration timeline, bios on key people in the book, list of
resources, and author's note.
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