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Teachers March! The: How Selma's Teachers Changed History
Wallace, Sandra Neil and Rich Wallace
Illustrator: Charly Palmer
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Calkins Creek
ISBN: 978-1-62979-452-5
Keywords: Voting Rights Act, Civil Rights Movement, Teachers, African American Civil Rights Selma, Alabama
A little-known aspect of the African-American fight for voting rights, the teachers' march is dramatically depicted with vibrant acrylic illustrations. Fictionalized dialogue. Timeline, bibliography.