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Let the Children March
by Monica Clark-Robinson
Illustrator: Frank Morrison
Ages: 6+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 978-0-544-70452-7
Keywords: Read-Aloud, Civil rights, Diversity, Children's March (1963), African Americans
In 1963, Jim Crow laws deprived African Americans of their rights; even though protesting was perilous, their children volunteered to march in their stead. Painterly illustrations. Back matter.