Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards))
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780823420315 (0823420310)
Publish date: September 30th 2006
Publisher: Holiday House
Pages no: 114
Edition language: English
Amazing, amazing book. This slice of the Civil Rights Movement gives a glimpse of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the beginning of his career but also emphasizes the way in which the boycott was a community effort. This book gives equal attention to the other leaders of the bus boycott who don't make i...
I thought I knew the story of the Montgomery bus boycott, but I was wrong. This is the complete account, written for children, yes, but a beautifully written account nevertheless. I feel deep admiration for the people who suffered through the boycott, who walked to work each day, put in a day's labo...
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