{"product_id":"9781481422987","title":"Freedom Summer (Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Summer)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFriendship defies racism for two boys in this stirring story of the “Freedom Summer” that followed the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Now in a 50th Anniversary Edition with a refreshed cover and a new introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Henry swims better than anyone I know. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe crawls like a catfish, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eblows bubbles like a swamp monster,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebut he doesn’t swim in the town pool with me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe’s not allowed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they both want to be firemen, and they both love to swim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there’s one important way they’re different: Joe is white and John Henry is black, and in the South in 1964, that means John Henry isn’t allowed to do everything his best friend is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a law is passed that forbids segregation and opens the town pool to everyone. Joe and John Henry are so excited they race each other there...only to discover that it takes more than a new law to change people’s hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 50th Anniversary Edition of a cherished and touching story includes a new introduction and a refreshed cover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48036361568496,"sku":"9781481422987","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781481422987_p0.jpg?v=1763765277","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781481422987","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}