We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March

by Cynthia Levinson

Book Overview

The inspiring story of the 1963 Birmingham Children's March as seen through the eyes of four young people at the center of the action.

The 1963 Birmingham Children's March was a turning point in American civil rights history. Black Americans 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. So the fight for civil rights lay in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561456276
• ISBN13: 9781561456277
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.0" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher