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Turning 15 on the road to freedom : my story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March  Cover Image Book Book

Turning 15 on the road to freedom : my story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March / by Lynda Blackmon Lowery ; as told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley ; illustrated by PJ Loughran.

Lowery, Lynda Blackmon, 1950- (Author). Leacock, Elspeth. (Added Author). Buckley, Susan Washburn. (Added Author). Loughran, PJ, (illustrator.).

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.

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  • ISBN: 9780147512161 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
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?
Subject: Lowery, Lynda Blackmon, 1950- > Juvenile literature.
Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.) > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > Selma > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Suffrage > Alabama > Selma > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements > Alabama > Selma > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Selma (Ala.) > Race relations > Juvenile literature.

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