Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March
Book Description
A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes
As the youngest marcher in the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Albama, Lynda Blackmon Lowery proved that young adults can be heroes. Jailed eleven times before her fifteenth birthday, Lowery fought alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. for the rights of African-Americans. In this memoir, she shows today's you... More
As the youngest marcher in the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Albama, Lynda Blackmon Lowery proved that young adults can be heroes. Jailed eleven times before her fifteenth birthday, Lowery fought alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. for the rights of African-Americans. In this memoir, she shows today's you... More
Book Information
Publisher | Puffin Books |
Binding | Paperback (3 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 128 |
ISBN-10 | 0147512166 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0147512161 |
Publication Date | 12/27/2016 |
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About Susan Buckley (Adapter) : Susan Buckley is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Susan Buckley include Journeys for Freedom: A New Look at America's Story, Kids Make History: A New Look at Am... more
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About Lynda Blackmon Lowery (Author) : Lynda Blackmon Lowery is a published author. A published credit of Lynda Blackmon Lowery is Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March.
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About PJ Loughran (Illustrator) : PJ Loughran is a published illustrator. A published credit of PJ Loughran is Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March.
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