Marching For Freedom: Walk Together Children and Don't You Grow Weary
An inspiring look at the fight for the vote, by an award-winning author Only 44 years ago in the U.S., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was leading a fight to win blacks the right to vote. Ground zero for the movement became Selma, Alabama. Award-winning author Elizabeth Partridge leads you straight...
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An inspiring look at the fight for the vote, by an award-winning author Only 44 years ago in the U.S., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was leading a fight to win blacks the right to vote. Ground zero for the movement became Selma, Alabama. Award-winning author Elizabeth Partridge leads you straight into the chaotic, passionate, and deadly three months of protests that culminated in the landmark march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Focusing on the courageous children who faced terrifying violence in order to march alongside King, this is an inspiring look at their fight for the vote. Stunningly emotional black-and-white photos accompany the text.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780670011896 (0670011894)
ASIN: 0670011894
Publish date: 2009-10-15
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Pages no: 80
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
History,
Cultural,
Middle Grade,
African American,
American History,
Picture Books,
High School,
Chapter Books,
Historical
This is an extremely timely book, especially if you have kids who are going to see Selma (which I haven’t yet but want to). It focuses on the role of young people in the Selma to Birmingham march, which reminded me a bit of We’ve Got a Job from a few years ago. Partridge’s concentration allows her t...
Summary: A look at the events surrounding and leading up to the Selma freedom march, told partly from the perspective of teenagers who were involved.Verdict: A must for the middle school American history classroom.Yay!: Finding people who were teen participants in the marches and telling their stori...
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