Marching for Freedom |
Publication Information
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Author: Partridge, Elizabeth |
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Title: Marching for Freedom |
Date: 2009 |
Publisher: Penguin Group |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 9780670011896 |
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
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Family:
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Young Adult:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
nonfiction, photographic essay, biography and autobiography, true story
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
The compelling story of the events in Selma, Alabama that led to the voter rights march to Montgomery in 1965. Interviews with some of the marchers and black and white photographs highlight the struggles of African Americans to get the right to vote. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Research what was happening with the struggle for voter rights in other U.S. cities. Find, read, and discuss King's speeches at this time.
Motivate more reading about the civil rights struggle and its heroes.
Read works of fiction as well as nonfiction about this time period (See the Civil Rights Movement Thematic Collection).
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