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We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 1,658 Ratings and 357 Reviews

Book Description
We ve Got a Job tells the little-known story of the 4,000 black elementary-, middle-, and high school students who voluntarily went to jail in Birmingham, Alalama, between May 2 and May 11, 1963. Fulfilling Mahatma Gandhi s and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. s precept to fill the jails, they succeeded where adults had failed in desegregating one of the most racially violent cities in America. Focusin... More
Book Information
PublisherPeachtree Publishers, Ltd.
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages192
ISBN-101561456276
ISBN-13978-1561456277
Publication Date02/01/2012
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About Cynthia Levinson (Author) : Cynthia Levinson is a published author. A published credit of Cynthia Levinson is We've Got a Job.
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2/19/2012 Suzanne Morris said:
5+ STARS This will not take my review. So let me say this, this book should be required reading for kids ages 10 and above. I also think it will be one of the best non-fiction titles for kids in 2012. Now, if this system here would only accept my review. I received this book courtesy of Pea... more

tags: I recommend, I read, 1963 riots

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