Lillian's right to vote a celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
by Jonah Winter ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- First edition.
- New York, NY Schwartz & Wave Books 2015
- 1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations 29 cm
As an elderly woman, Lillian recalls that her great-great-grandparents were sold as slaves in front of a courthouse where only rich white men were allowed to vote, then the long fight that led to her right--and determination--to cast her ballot since the Voting Rights Act gave every American the right to vote