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Let the Children March

The story of the children’s march in Birmingham in May, 1963, is told from the perspective of a fictional young girl. After hearing Martin Luther King, Jr., speak at church, the girl and her brother are inspired to march, knowing that the consequences of their action might be jail. And, indeed, the girl does go to jail, for two days. But her participation, and that of other courageous children, helped shine the spotlight on racial injustice inherent in Jim Crow Laws. Frank Morrison’s vivid oil paintings accurately portray the historical time period, and his shifting perspectives and sweeping images heighten the tension and the drama of this story. ©2019 Cooperative Children’s Book Center

Illustrated by Frank Morrison

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10
Age Range: PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7) Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format: Picture book
Subjects: 20th Century African Americans Civil Rights Historical Fiction Racism U.S. History
Diversity subject: Black/African Christian

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publish Year: 2018
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780544704527

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Clark-Robinson

Let the Children March