Bibliograph

Turning 15 on the road to freedom, my story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March, by Lynda Blackmon Lowery ; as told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley ; illustrated by PJ Loughran

Type

Label

Turning 15 on the road to freedom, my story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March, by Lynda Blackmon Lowery ; as told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley ; illustrated by PJ Loughran

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Middle School780, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Turning 15 on the road to freedom

Oclc number

869458501

Responsibility statement

by Lynda Blackmon Lowery ; as told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley ; illustrated by PJ Loughran

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, 5.1Reading Counts!, 4.7

Sub title

my story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March

Summary

A 50th-anniversary tribute shares the story of the youngest person to complete the momentous Selma to Montgomery March, describing her frequent imprisonments for her participation in nonviolent demonstrations and how she felt about her involvement in historic Civil Rights events.--, (Source of description not identified)

Table Of Contents

Growing up strong and determined -- In the movement -- Jailbirds -- In the sweatbox -- Bloody Sunday -- Headed for Montgomery -- Turning 15 -- Weary and wet -- Montgomery at last -- Why voting rights?

Target audience

adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Turning fifteen on the road to freedom

Classification