March is the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches. One of the most well-known photos of the Civil Rights Movement is of hundreds of people marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
Did you know that there were kids involved in that march? There was even a march of all children almost two years before the Selma marches! Check out the books below to learn more about kids with powerful voices.
In Child of the Civil Rights Movement, author Paula Young Shelton shares about her experiences as a child, including her participation in the Selma marches.
In 1963, kids marched in Birmingham, Alabama to protest segregation. You can read all about it in Let the Children March.
Kids have been using their powerful voices for a long time, even before the Civil Rights Movement. In Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children, you can read about kids marching against child labor all the way back in 1903!
Kids didn’t just use their voices in the past. Lots of kids are speaking up about injustice even today. Read about some of those kids in Right Now!
Every kid has an important voice. Read Speak up to learn about some of the ways you can use your own voice to make a difference.
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