Let Us March On!: James Weldon Johnson and the Silent Protest Parade

by Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long

Book Overview

A moving and inspiring nonfiction picture book about James Weldon Johnson and the first mass all-Black march for civil rights in the United States when 10,000 Black protestors, including children, marched down New York's Fifth Avenue.

James Weldon Johnson was a man of words. He wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a poem so uplifting and inspiring it became known as the Black national anthem. James was also a leader of the NAACP, and many...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1665902787
• ISBN13: 9781665902786
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.0" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3