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Let the Children March

Name: Let the Children March
ISBN: 9780544704527

Monica Clark-Robinson

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 2, 2018

Reading lane: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Civil & Human Rights

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Why This Clicks

History in Young Voices

Poetic words and expressive paintings bring a pivotal Civil Rights protest into vivid focus.

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A child-centered view of the 1963 Birmingham marches
Art and language that give history emotional presence

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An accessible picture-book introduction to a defining Civil Rights event
A serious account of courage, protest, and racial injustice

Book Details

Authors: Monica Clark-Robinson
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: January 2, 2018
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Civil & Human Rights · Social Activist Biographies for Kids
Reading lane: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Civil & Human Rights

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US: African American Stories
Family Stories
20th-Century U.S.
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Prejudice & Racism
Stories in Verse
JUVENILE FICTION / Poetry ( see also Stories in Verse)
Diversity & Multicultural

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This powerful picture book introduces young readers to a key event in the struggle for Civil Rights. Winner, Coretta Scott King Honor Award. In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Facing fear, hate, and danger, these children used their voices to change the world. Frank Morrison's emotive oil-on-canvas paintings bring this historical event to life, while Monica Clark-Robinson's moving and poetic words document this remarkable time. I couldn't play on the same playground as the white kids. I couldn't go to their schools. I couldn't drink from their water fountains. There were so many things I couldn't do.