Bibliograph

The teachers march!, how Selma's teachers changed history, Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace ; illustrated by Charly Palmer

Type

Label

The teachers march!, how Selma's teachers changed history, Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace ; illustrated by Charly Palmer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The teachers march!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace ; illustrated by Charly Palmer

Sub title

how Selma's teachers changed history

Summary

"Reverend F.D. Reese was a leader of the Voting Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. As a teacher and principal, he recognized that his colleagues were viewed with great respect in the city. Could he convince them to risk their jobs--and perhaps their lives--by organizing a teachers-only march to the county courthouse to demand their right to vote? On January 22, 1965, the Black teachers left their classrooms and did just that, with Reverend Reese leading the way. Noted nonfiction authors Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace conducted the last interviews with Reverend Reese before his death in 2018 and interviewed several teachers and their family members in order to tell this story, which is especially important today" --, Amazon.com

Target audience

juvenile

Classification