Let the Children March
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 2, 2018
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- Who it’s for
- Poetic words and expressive paintings bring a pivotal Civil Rights protest into vivid focus.
- Themes
- Civil Rights, Child activism, Racial segregation
- Genres
- Civil & Human Rights, Prejudice & Racism, 20th Century U.S.
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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.
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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.
History in Young Voices
Poetic words and expressive paintings bring a pivotal Civil Rights protest into vivid focus.
Come here for
- A child-centered view of the 1963 Birmingham marches
- Art and language that give history emotional presence
Expect
- An accessible picture-book introduction to a defining Civil Rights event
- A serious account of courage, protest, and racial injustice
Where it sits
| 20th Century U.S. | 34% |
|---|---|
| Prejudice & Racism | 31% |
| Civil & Human Rights | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: African American Stories
- Family Stories
- 20th-Century U.S.
- Friendship
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- Prejudice & Racism
- Stories in Verse
- Poetry
- Diversity & Multicultural
- Authors
- Monica Clark-Robinson
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 2, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Civil Rights · Child activism · Racial segregation
- Reading lane
- US: African American Stories