Turning 15 on the road to freedom : my story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
Title
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Turning 15 on the road to freedom : my story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
Author
:
Lowery, Lynda Blackmon, 1950-
ISBN
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9780803741232
Physical Description
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127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Contents
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Growing up strong and determined -- In the movement -- Jailbirds -- In the sweatbox -- Bloody Sunday -- Headed for Montgomery -- Turning 15 -- Weary and wet -- Montgomery at last -- Why voting rights?
Reading Level
:
780 L Lexile
Conference Subject
:
Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.)
Subject Term
:
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- Selma -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Suffrage -- Alabama -- Selma -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- Alabama -- Selma -- History -- 20th century.
Geographic Term
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Selma (Ala.) -- Race relations.
Added Author
:
Leacock, Elspeth
Buckley, Susan Washburn
Loughran, PJ.
Local Subject
:
Teen nonfiction collection.
Summary
:
A 50th-anniversary tribute shares the story of the youngest person to complete the momentous Selma to Montgomery March, describing her frequent imprisonments for her participation in nonviolent demonstrations and how she felt about her involvement in historic Civil Rights events.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | TEEN 323.1196 LOW | Teen Nonfiction |
| Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove) | TEEN 323.1196 LOW | Teen Nonfiction |
| R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | TEEN 323.1196 LOW | Teen Nonfiction |
| Stillwater Public Library | TEEN 323.1196 LOW | Teen Nonfiction |