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Author:

Partridge, Elizabeth.

Title:

Marching for freedom : walk together, children, and don't you grow weary / Elizabeth Partridge.

Publisher:

Scholastic,

Copyright Date:

2010, c2009

Description:

72 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--History--History--20th century--Juvenile literature--Alabama.
African American children--History--Alabama--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Selma to Montgomery Rights March--(1965 :--Selma, Ala.)--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements--Alabama--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Alabama--History--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-66) and index.

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 Marching for Freedom : Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary-- Day five: Thursday, March 25 -- Voting Rights Act: August 6, 1965.

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.

ISBN:

1451711263
9781451711264
0545290015
9780545290012

OCLC:

(OCoLC)676775409

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)