Let the Children March

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.

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.

Author: Monica Clark-Robinson
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 01/02/2018
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780544704527

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 192336 / Let the Children March


Award: 2019 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book - Illustrator