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

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by Lowery, Lynda Blackmon,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Leacock, Elspeth. | Buckley, Susan Washburn. | Loughran, PJ,--illustrator. Physical details: 143 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Subject(s): Selma to Montgomery Rights March --(1965 : --Selma, Ala.) --Juvenile literature. | Selma (Ala.) --Race relations --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. | Lowery, Lynda Blackmon, --1950- 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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M.E. Callaghan Intermediate School 323.1 LOW Available

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?

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.-- (Source of description not identified)