Marching for freedom : walk together, children, and don't you grow weary / Elizabeth Partridge.
2009
E185.93.A3 P37 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Marching for freedom : walk together, children, and don't you grow weary / Elizabeth Partridge.
Author
Partridge, Elizabeth.
ISBN
9780670011896
0670011894
0670011894
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : Viking, c2009.
Language
English
Description
72 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
E185.93.A3 P37 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
323.1196/07307614509041
Summary
This book recounts the three months of protest that took place before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s landmark march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to promote equal rights and help African-Americans earn the right to vote.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
10 up.
Awards
Jane Addams Award, 2010.
Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, 2010.
Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, 2010.
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Table of Contents
Voteless, 1963
Martin Luther King Jr. arrives, 1965
Bloody Sunday: March 7, 1965
Turn around Tuesday: March 9
Day one: Sunday, March 21
Day two: Monday, March 22
Day three: Tuesday, March 23
Day four: Wednesday, March 24
Day five: Thursday, March 25
Voting Rights Act: August 6, 1965.
Martin Luther King Jr. arrives, 1965
Bloody Sunday: March 7, 1965
Turn around Tuesday: March 9
Day one: Sunday, March 21
Day two: Monday, March 22
Day three: Tuesday, March 23
Day four: Wednesday, March 24
Day five: Thursday, March 25
Voting Rights Act: August 6, 1965.