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Marching For Freedom

by Elizabeth Partridge
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An inspiring look at the fight for the vote, by an award-winning author

Only 44 years ago in the U.S., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was leading a fight to win blacks the right to vote. Ground zero for the movement became Selma, Alabama.

Award-winning author Elizabeth Partridge leads you straight into the chaotic, passionate, and deadly three months of protests that culminated in the landmark march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Focusing on the courageous children who faced terrifying violence in order to march alongside King, this is an inspiring look at their fight for the vote. Stunningly emotional black-and-white photos accompany the text.

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Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 15, 2009

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  • ISBN: 9781101150979
  • Release date: October 15, 2009

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  • ISBN: 9781101150979
  • File size: 11455 KB
  • Release date: October 15, 2009
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Kindle Book
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subjects

History Juvenile Nonfiction Multi-Cultural Geography

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:6.6
Lexile® Measure:960
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:5-6

An inspiring look at the fight for the vote, by an award-winning author

Only 44 years ago in the U.S., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was leading a fight to win blacks the right to vote. Ground zero for the movement became Selma, Alabama.

Award-winning author Elizabeth Partridge leads you straight into the chaotic, passionate, and deadly three months of protests that culminated in the landmark march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Focusing on the courageous children who faced terrifying violence in order to march alongside King, this is an inspiring look at their fight for the vote. Stunningly emotional black-and-white photos accompany the text.

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History Juvenile Nonfiction Multi-Cultural Geography