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Author:

Weston, Margeaux,. March on Washington.

Title:

The March on Washington : a day that changed America / by Margeaux Weston.

Publisher:

Capstone Pressan imprint of Capstone,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

32 pages : col. ill. ; 26cm.

Subject:

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom--(1963 :--Washington, D.C.)--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--History--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Equal opportunity -- Time to organize -- The March on Washington -- History is made -- The dream -- Timeline -- Glossary.

Summary:

"On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people marched on the United States capital to demand equal economic opportunities and civil rights for Black Americans. And at the end of the event, Martin Luther King Jr. took to the podium and delivered his unforgettable "I Have a Dream" speech. Now readers can step back in time to learn what led up to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, how this historic demonstration unfolded, and the ways in which one inspiring day changed America forever"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

day that changed america, A

ISBN:

1663905878
9781663905871

LCCN:

2021026063

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

SVPC124 -- Clarksville Public Library (Clarksville)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

BNPD611 -- Winterset Public Library (Winterset)