Partridge, Elizabeth.

Marching for freedom : walk together, children, and don't you grow weary / Elizabeth Partridge. - New York : Viking, 2009. - 72 p. : ill. ; 25 x 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-66) and index.

Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011 Wilson's Junior High School, October 2010 School Library Journal starred, October 2009 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2010 Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011 Booklist starred, August 2009 Horn Book Starred, November 2009 Pub Weekly, October 2009 Kirkus Starred, September 2009 New York Times, January 2010

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.

6.4. 5-8 Follett Library Resources.



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Selma to Montgomery Rights March Selma, Ala.) (1965 :


African Americans--Civil rights--History.
African American children--Political activity--History.
Civil rights movements--History.


Alabama--Race relations--History.

E185.93.A3 / P37 2009

323.1196/0730761/45/09046