We Shall Overcome: The Story of a Song

by Debbie Levy

Book Overview

It only takes a few words to create change. It only takes a few people to believe that change is possible. And when those people sing out, they can change the world. "We Shall Overcome" is one of their songs.

From the song's roots in America's era of slavery through to the civil rights movement of the 1960s and today, "We Shall Overcome" has come to represent the fight for equality and freedom around the world. This important book, lyrically...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423119541
• ISBN13: 9781423119548
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.3" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3