We've got a job : the 1963 Birmingham Children's March

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Label

We've got a job : the 1963 Birmingham Children's March

Title remainder

the 1963 Birmingham Children's March

Statement of responsibility

written by Cynthia Levinson

Title variation

• We have got a job
• 1963 Birmingham Children's March

Title variation remainder

the 1963 Birmingham Childrens March

Creator

• trueLevinson, Cynthia

Subject

• Birmingham (Ala.) -- History
• African American students -- Alabama | Birmingham -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• trueAfrican American students -- Birmingham, Alabama -- History
• trueAfrican American students -- Birmingham, Alabama -- History -- 20th century
• trueAfrican American students -- History
• African American youth -- Alabama | Birmingham -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• trueAfrican Americans -- Civil rights
• African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama | Birmingham -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
• trueBirmingham, Alabama
• trueBirmingham, Alabama -- History
• trueCivil Rights Movement
• trueCivil Rights Movement -- Birmingham, Alabama
• trueCivil rights movements
• Civil rights movements -- Alabama | Birmingham -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature

Genre

• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

• Discusses the events of the 4,000 African American students who marched to jail to secure their freedom in May 1963
• By May 1963, African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama, had had enough of segregation and police brutality. But with their lives and jobs at stake, most adults were hesitant to protest the city's racist culture. Instead, children and teenagers--like Audrey, Wash, James, and Arnetta--marched to jail to secure their freedom. At a time when the civil rights movement was struggling, Birmingham's black youth answered Dr. Martin Luther King's call to "fill the jails" of their city. In doing so, they drew national attention to the cause, helped bring about the repeal of segregation laws, and inspired thousands of other young people to demand their rights. Combining extensive research and in-depth interviews with protestors, Cynthia Levinson recreates the events of the Birmingham Children's March from a new and very personal perspective

Tone

• trueInspiring
• trueThought-provoking

Writing style

• trueCompelling

Illustration

• truePhotographic

Award

• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2013
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2012
• International Reading Association Children's Book Award for Young Adult Nonfiction, 2013.
• Jane Addams Book Award for Books for Older Children, 2013.
• School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Books, 2012.
• Notable Books for a Global Society, 2013.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

323.1196/0730761781

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

LC call number

F334.B69

LC item number

N4476 2012

Literary form

non fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 7
• 12

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

juvenile