Because they marched : the people's campaign for voting rights that changed America / Russell Freedman.
Freedman, Russell, 1929-2018, author.
2014
F334.S4 F74 2014 (Mapit)
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Title Because they marched : the people's campaign for voting rights that changed America / Russell Freedman.
Author Freedman, Russell, 1929-2018, author.
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9780823429219 (hardcover)
0823429210 (hardcover)
9780605845213 (permabound)
0605845212 (permabound)
Published New York : Holiday House, [2014]
Copyright ©2014
Language English
Description 83 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Call Number F334.S4 F74 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 323.1196/073076145
Summary "To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Newbery Medalist Freedman presents a riveting account of this pivotal event in the history of civil rights. In the early 1960s, tensions in the segregated South intensified. Tired of reprisals for attempting to register to vote, Selma's black community began to protest. The struggle received nationwide attention when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a voting rights march in January, 1965, and was attacked by a segregationist. In February, the shooting of an unarmed demonstrator by an Alabama state trooper inspired a march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery. The march got off to a horrific start on March 7 as law officers attacked peaceful demonstrators. Broadcast throughout the world, the violence attracted widespread outrage and spurred demonstrators to complete the march at any cost. On March 25, after several setbacks, protesters arrived at the end of the fifty-four-mile march to a cheering crowd of 25,000 supporters. Illustrated with more than forty photographs, this is an essential chronicle of events every American should know. Includes timeline, source notes, photo credits, bibliography, index."--Publisher's description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-79) and index.
Audience 1160L lexile
Sentence length: 5 (very hard) Word frequency: 1 (very easy) Lexile.
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The day the teachers marched
"White folks' business"
Selma's students lead the way
"March, dammit!"
Bloody Sunday
Turnaround Tuesday
A good day to be alive
Because they marched.

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