Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins
Carole Boston Weatherford2007
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins describes a day in the life of an 8 year old African American girl in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is in the Woolworth Store downtown with her mother and knows that there are signs everywhere telling her where she can go, where she can sit, and what drinking fountain in which she can drink. She sees that she is no different from other girls and boys her age. She witnesses the brave sit in of 4 A & T students who choose to stand up for what they believe in.
I can't imagine how Connie feels when she is forbidden to eat at the lunch counter. Even so, she had to eat her snack in the back of the store, not at the lunch counter. I am always amazed that the author mentioned how Connie (the 8 year old girl) notices the white girl's purse is just like hers. This is a great book to share during black history month. It also outlines historic events that took place here locally.
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