Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
A Sibert Honor Book
As Told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley
A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes--now in paperback will an all-new discussion guide.
The true story of the civil rights marches in Selma, Alabama, told through the eyes of the youngest marcher--now in an accessible paperback!
This is Lynda Lowery's own story of overcoming fear and fighting for justice. Jailed 11 times before her 15th birthday, Lynda was the youngest marcher on the historic 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. She vowed that she would make a difference--and she did. In her own words, Lynda shows YA readers what it meant to fight nonviolently (even when the police are using violence, as in the "Bloody Sunday" protest), and how it felt to overcome terror and win the battle.
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Age Level = 10 and up
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Book Author = Lynda Blackmon Lowery
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Book Material = Paperback
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Book Publisher = Penguin Books
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Book Series = Speak Penguin Teen
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Copyright = c2015
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Grade Level = 4-8
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Illustrator = PJ Loughran
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Condition = New
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Subject = History
Item Number:
26-358
Item ID:
53572
Category:
Civil Rights Movement
