Civilrights Stories

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and center, and no one is shy about making it known he's not welcome there. Enter Juniper Jones. The town's resident oddball and free spirit, she's everything the townspeople aren't-open, kind, and accepting. Armed with two bikes and an unlimited supply of root beer floats, Ethan and Juniper set out to find their place in a town that's bent on rejecting them. As Ethan is confronted for the first time by what it means to be black in America, Juniper tries to help him see the beauty in even the ugliest reality, and that even the darkest days can give rise to an invincible summer . . .

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit, Juniper Jones. ***** After getting himself into a bout of trouble, 16-year-old Ethan Harper's parents send him to Ellison, Alabama, to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer. But the year is 1955, and Alabama is a far cry from his beloved home of Arcadia, Washington. As much as it's hotter in temperature, it's colder in every other way, and Ethan learns the hard way that people see his mere existence as a threat. Amidst all the mayhem, a fiery, free-spirited, oddball walks into Ethan's life. Her name is Juniper Jones. She is the first person in Ellison who seems unfazed by their racial differences, and she promises to give Ethan a summer he will always remember, filled with endless adventure and discovery. With Juniper, Ethan can breathe, he can be, despite the incessant attention and bullying their newly formed friendship attracts. Can the two survive the summer, run in the light and block out the noise of the outside world? [Published version comes out June 16, 2020 with Wattpad Books!] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

When a Black father is barred from enrolling his daughter in a neighborhood school, a brilliant civil rights lawyer and an activist community take on a legal system rigged against them. culminating in a Supreme Court showdown that shattered institutional segregation.

THIRD PLACE WINNER OF THE CHRISTMAS CONTEST 2016! December 1956. Experience Christmas in the most iconic period of history through the eyes of a young, black boy.

Set during the time of school integration in the U.S. after abolishing the 'separate but equal' laws, this story is of two young girls who befriend one another despite the differing skin colors. This story holds a child's innocence to a society that tries to take that innocence away when teachers, family, and strangers overtly disapprove of the friendship between the two girls.

Currently nominated for two major Australian literature awards. Sometimes, it's impossible to get home, especially if home is not where you think it is. Aboriginal urbanite Billy doesn't know much about his heritage and he's quite content to let it stay that way. One late night out changes all that. After being marooned on a central Australian highway, he finds his future determined by a pair of unlikely saviours, elders of a small aboriginal community, and some uncomfortable truths. Not to mention the assistance of a mysterious entity only he can see. Relying on instinct and confounded by circumstances beyond his control he tries to find his way home. Loreless-part quest, part ghost story, part contemporary tale-takes the reader on a road trip through a central Australia filled with humour and endless surprise. Wattpad Featured Story - reader's quotes: "Captivating!" "...an evocative narrative.." "...fascinating..." "..beautifully and compassionately written! I literally gasped out loud." Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this novel contains historical references which may cause distress.

{Poetry} CHANGING THE WORLD - ONE POEM AT A TIME! Poetry and prose by Aleta Valentine Burns Deitch, b. Walkerville Ontario 1921, d. Toronto Ontario 2011; Biochemist, Nursery School Teacher, Editorial Assistant, Co-op President; lifelong activist for social justice. Before she died Val asked me to be her literary editor and take care of her writing, most of which was not published in her lifetime. I'm sure she never expected it to be published posthumously, but neither of us had heard of Wattpad back then. I think she would have liked it.

A civil rights action group called "Whites for Black lives" which spawned out of the "Black Lives Matter" movement suffers a major loss and the organization's spokesperson is under pressure to rally the group in the midst of swirling chaos.

Based on true events, a Naxal confessing his contribution for the country and the tasks and hardships he went through.

A war has broken out. I was scared and terrified. My mother's words had came true...... I hadn't even completed my bachelors degree and my sister was just in 9 class...... Looks like would have to become young fighters with no or less chance of survival..... Our army wanted this to happen and they were our enemy and we the force of change ........ We had to defeat them before they put full martial law on our country.... The time is running....and we have to fight...................... Cause in their eyes we were the traitors and they the patriots............

Operating on a shoestring budget and a dirt track full of pits, the Tigerbelles dream of heading to Rome for the 1960 Olympics. The diva, the leader, the rebel, the faithful, the innocent, the coach, and the den mother all share a common goal: To get to Rome for the 1960 Olympics representing the USA in Track and Field. Coach Edward Temple pushes his team to the limit, and sees the possibilities in them that they can only dream of for themselves. The elite group of talent he gathered include Wilma Rudolph, Barbara Jones, Lucinda Williams, Martha Hudson, Willye B. White and Shirley Crowder: women who once were and should still be known world-wide. Ultimately the team's drive is for more than medals: Coach Temple and the Tigerbelles want to change the world's perception of what a group of young black women in the Jim Crow south are capable of. Told from the points of view of several team members and the adults that believe in them, Tigerbelles is a multi-layered inspirational tale of triumph over adversity. More than just a sports story, Tigerbelles tells of the grit, determination and ultimate triumph of an extraordinary group of women who learned to lean on each other to reach their goals despite harrowing circumstances. Along their journey to Rome, the women see their friends arrested for protesting with John Lewis in Nashville, have to fight off racist reporters and unfair media, spend evenings dancing to Motown tunes with Cassius Clay, explore the streets of Rome, and reach out their hands for Olympic Gold. Wi

The true story of a young African American girl that everyone should hear. A story of strength, family, love, equality, and growth.

This is not a hate speech. This is just how i feel. Please don't judge me. Black in America

This is a short story of the thoughts of Terrell Jones before dying of police brutality. My entry for the Adult Fiction June 2020 contest.

My name is Everest. Unusual name for a girl. They dont like for us to be unusual. To be usual is to stand out. To stand out is a sin. And when we sin they punish us. Who is they? They are Men. They dont appreciate us. Who is us? Us is We. Who are We? We are Women.

furiously typing prose into my little screen to work out the wrongdoings of those, and myself.

Austin Miller is not what you'd expect for a 19 year-old white man in 1859 when slavery is very much alive in the United States. He's one of the greatest Conductor's know in the Underground Railroad, besides Harriet Tubman of course, and can't help but fight for a better cause that endangers his life. Sacrificing his life for these people who he's trying to save is what he loves.

Life long buddies Butch and Shelby have eluded crooked authorities and the worst faces in their travels across the Wild Wild West! Reunited once more after many years away in retirement in the rural North, timid of war, the buddies meet the Governor Derren Darges of Texas, a paranoid gentleman in fear of his life. Little do they know of the mysterious killer's true agenda! A story of mystery, money, bondage, and friendship created with the help of my friend Morgan Kallin, this is a work in progress!

A fictional story based on true historical events. Janet and Martin Luther King team up to change the world.

My world is divided into two cities. Manis and Erra, the city of Humans and the city of Magics. They have been like that since the moment I was born and they would stay like that til the moment I die, or so I thought. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mika, a fifteen year old girl, has lived comfortably with her mother for her whole life, until one day a package turns up from her mysterious father, and she gets forced into a whole new world.