When the Children Marched: The Birmingham Civil Rights Movement

by Robert H. Mayer and Robert H. Mayer

Referred to as the most segregated city in America, Birmingham, Alabama, became a hotbed for civil rights activity in the early 1960s. Great African-American leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, helped lead the civil rights movement in the city. In Birmingham, African-American youth marched, sang, and spoke out against segregation. Although they faced police dogs and fire hoses, they offered non-violent...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766029301
• ISBN13: 9780766029309
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9